Ngwisha Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Ngwisha Surname Definition:
Ngwisha is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: bring me down (A dare to foes).
Ngwisha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 152 | 1:104,276 | 8,256 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ngwisha Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ngwisha is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: bring me down (A dare to foes).
Ngwisha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwisha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngwisha is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwisha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,398,030th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. The surname Ngwisha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngwisha live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Zambia, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 104,276. In Zambia Ngwisha is mostly concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 72 percent are found, Central Province, where 23 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 1 percent are found. Besides Zambia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwisa | 92 | 42 | / |
| Ngwesha | 86 | 77 | / |
| Ngwicha | 86 | 63 | / |
| Ngwishi | 86 | 22 | / |
| Ngwisah | 86 | 17 | / |
| Ngwishe | 86 | 12 | / |
| Ngwisho | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ngwisay | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ngwaisa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ngwiseh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nguisha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngwisih | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngwitsa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngwetsha | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ngwitshi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ng'wesha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwichap | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaisap | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaishe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwesa | 77 | 829 | / |
| Ngwisi | 77 | 124 | / |
| Ngwiso | 77 | 65 | / |
| Nguisa | 77 | 62 | / |
| Nkwisa | 77 | 21 | / |
| Ngwise | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngcwetsha | 75 | 101 | / |
| Nguissaha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngweshe | 71 | 814 | / |
| Ngweshi | 71 | 126 | / |
| Ngwesia | 71 | 89 | / |
| Ngwecha | 71 | 51 | / |
| Nguishi | 71 | 22 | / |
| Ng'wesa | 71 | 22 | / |
| Ngbaisa | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ngwesoh | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ngweseh | 71 | 18 | / |
| Ngwisyo | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nguisho | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ngwessa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nguicha | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nkgwesa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nqwishi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ngwichi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nkuisha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nguesha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ngwesah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nguissa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nkwesha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngwetsa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngwissi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngwesay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nguisah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwishi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwitso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwitsi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwesih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwesaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nguisaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwicho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nguiseh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nguaisho | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ng'wiche | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ng'wessa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkwesuha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkwitcha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngqweshi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngweshie | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Guissa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguissoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguissai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwesseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwissio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwessah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ngwisha
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