Ngwila Surname

189,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Ngwila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,0751:14,7441,683
Tanzania1,0031:52,7835,817
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Zimbabwe371:417,25037,018
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Ngwila Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngwila occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwila? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ngwila is the 189,889th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,276,774 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwila reside; 52 percent reside in Southern Africa and 52 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,075 people, or 1 in 14,744. In Zambia Ngwila is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Province, where 30 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 22 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 22 percent live. Beside Zambia it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 45 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Ngwila Last Name Statistics demography

Ngwila earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.93% less than the national average, earning R 140,364 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwaila9298/
Ngqwila921/
Nkgwila921/
Ngwilla921/
Ng'wila921/
Nguila831,551/
Ngwili831,149/
Ngwela83153/
Ngwile83128/
Nkwila8333/
Nqwila8327/
Ngwilo835/
Ngwula831/
Ngbila831/
Ngwaile77169/
Nkwaila7759/
Nkqwila776/
Ngwella776/
N'Guila774/
Ngwelah773/
Nguaila773/
Nguilah772/
Nguilai772/
Ngcwili772/
Ngwelya772/
Nguilia772/
Ng'wela772/
Ngqwili771/
Ngqwela771/
Ngueila771/
Nguihla771/
Ngwuilo771/
Nguilay771/
Ngwelay771/
Ngwiloh771/
Ngwoile771/
Nnguila771/
Nkgwili771/
Nguilaha711/
Ngwele674,580/
Nguela671,299/
Ngbela671,048/
Nguili671,026/
Ngweli67486/
Nkwela67405/
Nqwili67222/
Nguile67186/
Nkwili67110/
Nguilo6784/
Ngbili6753/
Ngbilo6746/
Nkuila6734/
Ngwelo6733/
Nkwula678/
Nguily674/
Nqwela672/
Ngwely671/
Ningvilay671/
Nkwile671/

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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 Ngwila
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