Ngwenya Surname
Approximately 230,270 people bear this surname
Ngwenya Surname User-submission:
The Ngwenya surname means 'crocodile'.
Ngwenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 103,436 | 1:524 | 36 |
| Zimbabwe | 91,096 | 1:169 | 8 |
| Swaziland | 13,844 | 1:94 | 16 |
| Zambia | 8,439 | 1:1,878 | 264 |
| Mozambique | 4,944 | 1:5,514 | 1,220 |
| Malawi | 4,784 | 1:3,578 | 480 |
| Tanzania | 1,438 | 1:36,816 | 4,271 |
| Botswana | 1,031 | 1:2,121 | 219 |
| England | 749 | 1:74,390 | 8,455 |
| United States | 92 | 1:3,939,771 | 214,590 |
| Canada | 85 | 1:433,478 | 37,831 |
| Australia | 48 | 1:562,410 | 41,290 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Ireland | 28 | 1:168,176 | 7,397 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Iceland | 25 | 1:15,204 | 1,298 |
| Lesotho | 23 | 1:88,372 | 10,414 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Namibia | 9 | 1:267,711 | 10,023 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
Ngwenya (385) may also be a first name.
Ngwenya Surname Meaning
Ngwenya Demographics
Average Male Ngwenya Height
168 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ngwenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngwenya is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwenya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ngwenya is the 2,390th most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 31,648 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngwenya live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 441,679th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 385 people.
This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 103,436 people, or 1 in 524. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 33 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 28 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 25 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in 53 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 40 percent are found and Swaziland, where 6 percent are found.
Ngwenya Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ngwenya surname are 36.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90% registered with the political party.
The amount Ngwenya earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 32.55% less than the national average, earning R 160,296 per year; in United States they earn 0.04% more than the national average, earning $43,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.33% less than the national average, earning $37,593 CAD per year.
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