Ngwere Surname
Approximately 1,165 people bear this surname
Ngwere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 746 | 1:20,695 | 3,083 |
| Tanzania | 341 | 1:155,254 | 13,987 |
| Zambia | 30 | 1:528,331 | 22,995 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwere? popularity and diffusion
It is the 320,709th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 6,255,404 people. Ngwere occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwere are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Ngwere is also the 1,688,769th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 37 people.
This last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 746 people, or 1 in 20,695. In Zimbabwe Ngwere is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 47 percent live, Harare Province, where 21 percent live and Midlands Province, where 11 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 29 percent live and Zambia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwerhe | 92 | 4 | / |
| Ngwerie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngwre | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngwer | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nengwere | 86 | 9 | / |
| Nguere | 83 | 668 | / |
| Ngware | 83 | 299 | / |
| Nkwere | 83 | 185 | / |
| Ngwera | 83 | 74 | / |
| Ngbere | 83 | 44 | / |
| Ngwire | 83 | 34 | / |
| Ngweri | 83 | 11 | / |
| Ncwere | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nguerre | 77 | 64 | / |
| N'Guere | 77 | 37 | / |
| Nkwereh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nkwerre | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngouere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngcwera | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkweere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkgware | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ncweere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngkwery | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguer | 73 | 8,210 | / |
| Nkwer | 73 | 110 | / |
| Ngber | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ngouerre | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwira | 67 | 69,575 | / |
| Nkwera | 67 | 5,803 | / |
| Ngwiri | 67 | 784 | / |
| Ngwari | 67 | 282 | / |
| Nkware | 67 | 152 | / |
| Ngueri | 67 | 41 | / |
| Nguire | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nqwera | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ncwera | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkweri | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngbear | 67 | 4 | / |
| N'Guer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkuere | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngberi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngqure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwary | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguerr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwori | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncuere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncwire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguery | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ngwere
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