Ngwenye Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ngwenye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwenye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ngwenye Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ngwenye Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ngwenye is found most in The DR Congo. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwenye? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,979,664th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwenye are found; 53 percent are found in Central Africa and 53 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Beside The DR Congo this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found.

Ngwenye Last Name Statistics demography

Ngwenye earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.06% less than the national average, earning R 49,752 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ng'wenye931/
Ngwenya86230,270/
Ngwenje86321/
Ngwinye86142/
Nkwenye86107/
Ngwonye869/
Ngwenie863/
Nqwenye861/
Ngwegne861/
Ngbenye861/
Nguenye861/
Ngouenye8010/
Nngwenya803/
Ngwenyua801/
Ngwenyaa801/
Ngwenjeh801/
Ngwenjie801/
Ngwenieh801/
Ngwegnet801/
Ngwegnie801/
Ng'hwenge751/
Nkwenya71178/
Nkwonye7143/
Ngwenji7143/
Ngwenja7132/
Nkwenje7121/
Ngwinya718/
Nguenie713/
Nguenje712/
Nguinye711/
Nguenhe711/
Nkwinye711/
Nkwanye711/
Ngouegne6714/
Nkwenjeu6710/
Ngwanyuy675/
Nkwengie671/
Ngwenjih671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ngwenye
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