Ngwesa Surname
Approximately 829 people bear this surname
Ngwesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 580 | 1:91,279 | 9,151 |
| DR Congo | 219 | 1:337,350 | 29,912 |
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Ngwesa (257) may also be a first name.
Ngwesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngwesa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwesa? popularity and diffusion
Ngwesa is the 418,906th most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 8,790,767 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwesa live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ngwesa is also the 555,528th most commonly used given name globally, held by 257 people.
Ngwesa is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 580 people, or 1 in 91,279. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Simiyu Region, where 83 percent reside, Pwani Region, where 11 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 26 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Ngwesa
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