Ngweya Surname

818,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Ngweya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngweya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Cameroon441:472,02438,779
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England21:27,859,030389,889
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ngweya (46) may also be a first name.

Ngweya Last Name Facts

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

Ngweya has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngweya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 818,364th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,433,959 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngweya reside; 48 percent reside in Southern Africa and 48 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 46 people.

The last name Ngweya is most frequent in Malawi, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Other than Malawi this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 38 percent are found and Cameroon, where 13 percent are found.

Ngweya Last Name Statistics demography

Ngweya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.36% less than the national average, earning R 77,568 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngweyah9231/
Ngqweya927/
Ngwehya922/
Ngweeya921/
Ngwey911,123/
Ngwea9133/
Ngweyaya861/
Ngwaya833,321/
Ngweyi831,623/
Ngueya83800/
Ngweja83215/
Ngweha83164/
Ngwiya83124/
Ngbeya8392/
Nkweya8382/
Ngweye8351/
Ncweya8317/
Ngwuya832/
Ngweah832/
Ngweyu832/
Ngweyo831/
Ng'waya77223/
Ngwayah77141/
Nghwaya7717/
Ngoueya776/
Ngweyeh772/
Ngwiyah772/
Ngueyah771/
Ngwejah771/
Ngcweja771/
Ngqwiya771/
Ngwej737,705/
Nguey732,346/
Nguea731,144/
Ngbea731,100/
Ngwai73726/
Ngwei73326/
Nkwey73112/
Ngwau7351/
Ngwie7342/
Ngway7339/
Ngwaa7329/
Ngweu736/
Ngwoa733/
Nkwea733/
Ngwue732/
Ngbey731/
Ng'hwaya71929/
Ngh'waya712/
Ngueyaha712/
Ngweji675,513/
Ngwayi671,595/
Ngbaya67530/
Ngueyi67432/
Ngbawe67383/
Ngueha67301/
Ngwayu67292/
Ngwaji67240/
Nguiya67222/
Ngboya67220/
Ngueyo67218/
Nguaya67208/
Nkwaya67182/
Ngwayo67156/
Ngwaju67130/
Ngwaja67126/
Ngueja6790/
Ngwaye6781/
Ngueye6773/
Nkweyi6766/
Ngbiya6762/
Ngwije6748/
Ngweje6744/
Ngwieh6740/
Ngbeah6728/
Ngueah6727/
Nkueya6713/
Ngwuja6712/
Ngwaje6710/
Ngwahu6710/
Ngbeha676/
Ngweeh675/
Ngwawe675/
Ngbuya674/
Nkweyo674/
Ngwoja673/
N'Guey672/
Nkweha672/
Nguowe672/
Nkwiya672/
Ngwejo672/
N'Gbea672/
N'Guea672/
Nkweja671/
Ngouea671/
Ngouey671/
Nguoya671/
Ngueia671/
Ngbeyo671/
N'Gbey671/
Ngwiye671/
Ngwoue671/
Ngwueh671/
Ngwuej671/
Ngwaih671/
Ngwajo671/
Nngwai671/
Nkweah671/
Ng'wai671/
Ngbeye671/
Ngwija671/

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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 Ngweya
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