Ngwenya Surname

2,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230,270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Ngwenya Surname User-submission:

The Ngwenya surname means 'crocodile'.

Ngwenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa103,4361:52436
Zimbabwe91,0961:1698
Swaziland13,8441:9416
Zambia8,4391:1,878264
Mozambique4,9441:5,5141,220
Malawi4,7841:3,578480
Tanzania1,4381:36,8164,271
Botswana1,0311:2,121219
England7491:74,3908,455
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Canada851:433,47837,831
Australia481:562,41041,290
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Ireland281:168,1767,397
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Iceland251:15,2041,298
Lesotho231:88,37210,414
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Namibia91:267,71110,023
Wales91:343,83718,086
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Ngwenya (385) may also be a first name.

Ngwenya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ngwenya surname means 'crocodile'.

- enhlembali

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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