Ngwevu Surname

565,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ngwevu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwevu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4531:119,59814,221
Zambia601:264,16515,663
Zimbabwe441:350,86933,247
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080

Ngwevu (16) may also be a first name.

Ngwevu Last Name Facts

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

Ngwevu occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ngwevu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwevu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 565,867th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 13,036,755 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwevu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Ngwevu is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 16 people.

The last name Ngwevu is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 453 people, or 1 in 119,598. In South Africa Ngwevu is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 46 percent reside, Gauteng, where 23 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 10 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 11 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent reside.

Ngwevu Last Name Statistics demography

Ngwevu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.51% less than the national average, earning R 96,216 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwevhu9221/
Ngwevuh922/
Ngwevou921/
Nkwevu8310/
Nqwevu838/
Ngwavu835/
Ngwivu831/
Nguevou77139/
Ngueveu7778/
Ngwebuh7724/
Ngwebou773/
Ngweabu772/
Ngueweu771/
Nguevau771/
Ngbebu67147/
Nguawu6727/
Nguebu6724/
Nguiwu6721/
Ngbewu6711/
Nguivu674/
Ngwawu671/
Nqwewu671/
Nqwavu671/
Nkwewu671/
Ngwowu671/
Ngwibu671/
Ngwuebouh671/

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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 Ngwevu
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