Ngwesi Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Ngwesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Ngwesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngwesi has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Ngwesi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwesi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ngwesi is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Ngwesi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwesi live; 42 percent live in Central Africa and 42 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Tabora Region, where 80 percent are found and Ruvuma Region, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found and South Africa, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwesih | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngwesie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngweji | 83 | 5,513 | / |
| Ngwese | 83 | 954 | / |
| Ngwezi | 83 | 759 | / |
| Ngwisi | 83 | 124 | / |
| Nkwesi | 83 | 80 | / |
| Nguesi | 83 | 19 | / |
| Ngwezhi | 77 | 207 | / |
| Ng'wezi | 77 | 129 | / |
| Ngweseh | 77 | 18 | / |
| Ngwueji | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ng'weji | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ngqwezi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ngwezie | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nkwesai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngwesay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngwejei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwezyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwese | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwegit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwisih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nngwese | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkweasi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nqgwezi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngueji | 67 | 15,084 | / |
| Nkwezi | 67 | 297 | / |
| Ngweze | 67 | 180 | / |
| Ngweza | 67 | 112 | / |
| Nkwese | 67 | 87 | / |
| Nkwisi | 67 | 75 | / |
| Nguisi | 67 | 49 | / |
| Ngwije | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ngweje | 67 | 44 | / |
| Nguezi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ngwiza | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nkuesi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ngwizi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nguese | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngwege | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngwige | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngwiji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngbezi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngwece | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngwexe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngwise | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkweji | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngwize | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkwegi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguegi | 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 Ngwesi
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