Ngwere Surname

320,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ngwere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe7461:20,6953,083
Tanzania3411:155,25413,987
Zambia301:528,33122,995
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ngwere (37) may also be a first name.

Ngwere Last Name Facts

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

Ngwere is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ngwere.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwere? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 320,709th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,255,404 people. Ngwere is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwere live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Ngwere is also the 1,688,769th most widespread first name on earth, held by 37 people.

The last name Ngwere is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 746 people, or 1 in 20,695. In Zimbabwe Ngwere is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 47 percent reside, Harare Province, where 21 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe Ngwere occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 29 percent reside and Zambia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwerhe924/
Ngwerie921/
Ngwre911/
Ngwer911/
Nengwere869/
Nguere83668/
Ngware83299/
Nkwere83185/
Ngwera8374/
Ngbere8344/
Ngwire8334/
Ngweri8311/
Ncwere831/
Nguerre7764/
N'Guere7737/
Nkwereh773/
Nkwerre772/
Ngouere771/
Ngcwera771/
Nkweere771/
Nkgware771/
Ncweere771/
Ngkwery771/
Nguer738,210/
Nkwer73110/
Ngber736/
Ngouerre711/
Ngwira6769,575/
Nkwera675,803/
Ngwiri67784/
Ngwari67282/
Nkware67152/
Ngueri6741/
Nguire678/
Nqwera674/
Ncwera674/
Nkweri674/
Ngbear674/
N'Guer674/
Nkuere672/
Ngberi672/
Ngqure671/
Ngwary671/
Nguerr671/
Ngwori671/
Ncuere671/
Ncwire671/
Nguery671/

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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 Ngwere
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