Ngwete Surname

553,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Suriname

Ngwete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2531:292,01426,830
Zimbabwe921:167,80720,631
Cameroon671:309,98628,740
Suriname511:10,8362,716
Kenya491:942,44733,788
Zambia451:352,22018,524
France81:8,302,840321,660
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Ngwete (94) may also be a first name.

Ngwete Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngwete occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwete? popularity and diffusion

It is the 553,576th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 12,651,989 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Ngwete live; 56 percent live in Central Africa and 56 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 980,251st most common first name on earth. It is borne by 94 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 253 people, or 1 in 292,014. Not including The DR Congo Ngwete occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 16 percent reside and Cameroon, where 12 percent reside.

Ngwete Last Name Statistics demography

Ngwete earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.23% less than the national average, earning R 101,640 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwette9252/
Ngwetie9238/
Ngweteh926/
Nkgwete921/
Ngwethe921/
Ngweter921/
Ngwetea921/
Ngweste921/
N'Gwete921/
Ngwet9154/
Ngcwethe861/
Ngwetieh861/
Ngwettie861/
Ngqwethe861/
Ngweta83840/
Nkwete83613/
Nguete83473/
Ngwate83384/
Ngbete83295/
Ngwite83186/
Ngweth8351/
Ngweti8334/
Ngwett832/
Ngwety831/
Nguette772,602/
Nkwette77138/
Ngwateh7739/
Ngouete7736/
Nkwetie7721/
Nguethe7721/
Nkweteh7712/
Ncwethe7710/
Ngwetta776/
Ngwaite775/
Nguetea773/
N'Gbete772/
Ngwiteh772/
Ngueteh772/
Ngcweta772/
Ngwethi772/
Ngwatei771/
Ngbeteh771/
Ngbette771/
Nkwetet771/
Ngwetch771/
Ngwetih771/
Ngwetio771/
Nkweate771/
Nkwehte771/
Nkweste771/
Ngwetha771/
Nguhete771/
Ngweeta771/
Nkwoete771/
Ngweita771/
Ngueyte771/
Ng'weta771/
Nguet73528/
Ngwit734/
Nkwet732/
Ngbet731/
N'Guette7128/
Ngouette7123/
N'Gueite713/
Ngcwetha712/
Ngqwetha711/
Nkweta671,819/
Nguett67854/
Ngouet67644/
Nkweti67562/
Ngueti67553/
Nkuete67273/
Nkwate67211/
Ngueth67182/
Nguite6790/
Ngviet6784/
Ngwita6777/
Ngbeti6775/
N'Guet6753/
Nguety6710/
Ncweta679/
Ngguet676/
Ngwiti674/
Ngouettey672/
Ngueit671/
Ngouetteh671/
Nguote671/
N'Guettea671/
Nkweth671/
Nkwite671/

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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 Ngwete
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