Ngwile Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ngwile Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1161:456,39331,870
Zambia101:1,584,99231,679
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ngwile (90) may also be a first name.

Ngwile Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngwile occurs most in Tanzania. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwile? popularity and diffusion

Ngwile is the 1,589,322nd most frequently used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwile are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ngwile is also the 1,005,046th most frequently occurring given name in the world It is held by 90 people.

The surname Ngwile is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 456,393. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 91 percent live and Iringa Region, where 8 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 8 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwaile92169/
Ngwoile921/
Ngwayile865/
Ngwale835,741/
Ngwele834,580/
Ngwila832,224/
Ngwili831,149/
Nguile83186/
Nkwile831/
Ngwalle7799/
Ngwaila7798/
Ngqwele7758/
Ngwelle7746/
Ngcwele7731/
Ng'wele7724/
Ngw'ele779/
Nngwele774/
Ng'wale774/
Ngweleh772/
Ngwetle772/
Ngcwili772/
N'Guile771/
Ngweele771/
Ngbaile771/
Ngweley771/
Ngqwili771/
Nguileh771/
N'Kwile771/
Ngqwale771/
Ngqwila771/
Nkgwele771/
Nkgwila771/
Nkgwili771/
Ngwuele771/
Ngwaale771/
Ngwilly771/
Nkwilei771/
Nghwale771/
Ng'wila771/
Ngbawele71185/
Ngwayila71112/
Ngwiyala711/
Ngwayele711/
Ngwawele711/
Ngouhile711/
Ng'hwale711/
N'Guiley711/
Nguele6711,588/
Nkwale671,083/
Nguili671,026/
Nkwele67692/
Ngbele67496/
Ngweli67486/
Nqwili67222/
Ngwuli67192/
Ngwela67153/
Nkwili67110/
Nqwele6780/
Ngbili6753/
Nkwila6733/
Nqwila6727/
Ncwele679/
Nguily674/
Nguouiele671/
Ngwely671/
Ngqule671/

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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 Ngwile
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