Ngwira Surname

8,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69,575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Ngwira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi59,3911:28819
Zambia8,2211:1,928273
Tanzania9141:57,9236,273
Zimbabwe5261:29,3504,506
South Africa3811:142,19916,324
England481:1,160,79354,689
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Scotland81:669,22723,443
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China21:683,660,78330,601
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Ngwira (332) may also be a first name.

Ngwira Last Name Facts

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

Ngwira is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ngwira click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwira? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,182nd most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 104,744 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwira are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 480,499th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 332 people.

It is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 59,391 people, or 1 in 288. Beside Malawi it is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 12 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Ngwira Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Ngwira earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 33.1% less than the national average, earning R 158,988 per year and in United States they earn 6.43% more than the national average, earning $45,925 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwirah92107/
Ngwaira9210/
Ngwiraa921/
Ngwirach862/
Ngwiri83784/
Nguira8394/
Ngwera8374/
Nkwira8364/
Ngwire8334/
Ngwiro8315/
Ngwura831/
Ngbira831/
Nkwaira7732/
Ngueira7715/
N'Guira775/
Ngcwera771/
Ngwerat771/
Nguirrah711/
Nkwera675,803/
Ngwere671,165/
Nguiri6762/
Nguera6720/
Ngwuro6715/
Ngwero6713/
Nguiro6713/
Nkwiri6712/
Ngbiri6712/
Ngweri6711/
Nguire678/
Nqwera674/
Ncwera674/
Nkwiro672/
Ngbera671/
Ncuira671/
Ncwire671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ngwira
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