Ngwezye Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Ngwezye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 63 | 1:251,586 | 15,178 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
Ngwezye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwezye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngwezye is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwezye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,736,881st most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name Ngwezye is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwezye are found; 57 percent are found in Southern Africa and 57 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Ngwezye is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 251,586. In Zambia Ngwezye is most prevalent in: Copperbelt Province, where 62 percent reside, North-Western Province, where 32 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Zambia it is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 43 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwezhye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nguezye | 86 | 16 | / |
| Ngwejye | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nguezaye | 80 | 256 | / |
| Ngueziye | 80 | 95 | / |
| Nguezeye | 80 | 28 | / |
| Ngwiziye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngweshye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwegeye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nguizye | 71 | 82 | / |
| Nguezeu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ngwesay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngwesie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwejei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngbezea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nguezey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nguezea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nguizaye | 67 | 1,463 | / |
| Nguiziye | 67 | 1,149 | / |
| Nguizeye | 67 | 132 | / |
| Nguezaya | 67 | 108 | / |
| Nkwegeye | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ngueziya | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ngwessie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nguesaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guezeyie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwesoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngweshie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguejiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguejeye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguegeye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguezeya | 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 Ngwezye
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