Ngwera Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ngwera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe371:417,25037,018
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Ngwera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngwera is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Ngwera click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwera? popularity and diffusion

Ngwera is the 2,203,767th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name Ngwera is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwera live; 73 percent live in Southern Africa and 73 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Ngwera is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 417,250. In Zimbabwe Ngwera is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 35 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 24 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 19 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngcwera921/
Ngwerat921/
Ngwira8369,575/
Nkwera835,803/
Ngwere831,165/
Ngwara83237/
Nguera8320/
Ngwero8313/
Ngweri8311/
Nqwera834/
Ncwera834/
Ngbera831/
Ngwarai771,223/
Ngwirah77107/
N'Gbera7719/
Ngueira7715/
Ngwaira7710/
Nguerra775/
Ngwerhe774/
Ngwarha774/
Ngwerie771/
Ncweera771/
Nguhera771/
Ngkwery771/
Ngwerou771/
Ngwiraa771/
Ngqwara771/
Nengwere719/
Ngwaraih716/
Ngwirach712/
Ngwaraha711/
Ngwiri67784/
Nguere67668/
Nkwere67185/
Nkwara67111/
Nguira6794/
Nkwira6764/
Ngbere6744/
Ngwaro6741/
Ngueri6741/
Ngwire6734/
Nguero6716/
Ngwiro6715/
Nqwara678/
Nkweri674/
Ngworo674/
Ngberi672/
Nguery671/
Ngbero671/
Ngbira671/
Ncwere671/

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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
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  • 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 Ngwera
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