Ngweye Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

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

Ngweye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngweye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Ngweye Last Name Facts

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

Ngweye occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ngweye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngweye? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,718,172nd most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name Ngweye is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngweye live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Ngweye is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 1,105,667. In South Africa Ngweye is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 37 percent are found, North West, where 29 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 16 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.

Ngweye Last Name Statistics demography

Ngweye earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 15.94% less than the national average, earning R 199,764 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwejye924/
Ngweyeh922/
Ngwey911,123/
Gweye9126/
Ngweyi831,623/
Ngweya83340/
Ngwaye8381/
Ngueye8373/
Ngweje8344/
Ghweye8312/
Ngweeh835/
Ngweyu832/
G'Weye831/
Gweyee831/
Ngwuee831/
Ngweee831/
Ngwiye831/
Ngwaee831/
Ngbeye831/
Ngweyo831/
Gwey808/
Ngweyah7731/
N'Gueye7713/
Gwehyee777/
Ngqweya777/
Ngwehya772/
Ngwayeh771/
Ngweeya771/
Ngwoeje771/
Ngoueye771/
Ngueyeh771/
Ngueyie771/
Ngwayep771/
Ngwayet771/
Ngwayeu771/
Ngwejei771/
Ngwaiye771/
Ngwuehe771/
Ngcwaye771/
Gueye73487,795/
Ngwej737,705/
Nguey732,346/
Gweya73440/
Gweje73343/
Ngwei73326/
Gweyi73119/
Gbeye73118/
Nkwey73112/
Gwaye7393/
Ngwie7342/
Kweye7341/
Ngway7339/
Ngwea7333/
Ngweu736/
Ngwue732/
Gweeh731/
Gwoye731/
Ngbey731/
Gweyu731/
Gwiye731/
Gweyo731/
Gveye731/
Cweye731/
Gwwee731/
Ngueyieh711/
Ngweyaya711/
Nkwayeye711/
Ngweji675,513/
Ngwaya673,321/
Ngwayi671,595/
Ngueya67800/
Ngueyi67432/
Ngbawe67383/
Ngwayu67292/
Ngueyo67218/
Ngweja67215/
Ngweha67164/
Ngwayo67156/
Ngwiya67124/
Ngbeya6792/
Nkweya6782/
Nkweyi6766/
Gwayee6762/
Ngquye6755/
Gbeyee6751/
Ngwije6748/
Ngbaye6745/
Ngwieh6740/
Gwehee6728/
Ncweya6717/
Nkwaye6714/
Gweihe6713/
Ngwaje6710/
Goueye6710/
Nguiye679/
Gueyee676/
Kweyee676/
Nkweje675/
Ngwawe675/
Gqweya674/
Nkweyo674/
N'Guey672/
Ngwuya672/
Ngboye672/
Nguowe672/
Ngwejo672/
Ngweah672/
Gueyeh671/
Gueeye671/
Ggueye671/
Ghueye671/
Gweieh671/
Gweyah671/
Kweyie671/
Gbeeye671/
Ghweeh671/
Kweyeh671/
Kweyet671/
Ngouey671/
Ngueje671/
Ngueue671/
Ngbeyo671/
Ngbiye671/
N'Gbey671/
Ngwoue671/
Ngwueh671/
Ngwuej671/
Nkweeh671/
Gwayet671/
Gcweje671/
Gwayed671/

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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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  • 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 Ngweye
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