Ngwiya Surname
Approximately 124 people bear this surname
Ngwiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ngwiya (22) may also be a first name.
Ngwiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngwiya is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,620,164th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname Ngwiya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwiya live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Ngwiya is also the 2,301,746th most common forename in the world It is held by 22 people.
The last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 600,647. Not including The DR Congo this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwiyah | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ngqwiya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaya | 83 | 3,321 | / |
| Ngweya | 83 | 340 | / |
| Nguiya | 83 | 222 | / |
| Ngbiya | 83 | 62 | / |
| Nkwiya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ngwuya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ngwija | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngwiye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ng'waya | 77 | 223 | / |
| Ngwayah | 77 | 141 | / |
| Ngweyah | 77 | 31 | / |
| Nghwaya | 77 | 17 | / |
| Ngqweya | 77 | 7 | / |
| N'Guiya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngwehya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngwuiyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwijah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngweeya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwey | 73 | 1,123 | / |
| Ngwai | 73 | 726 | / |
| Ngwei | 73 | 326 | / |
| Ngwau | 73 | 51 | / |
| Ngwie | 73 | 42 | / |
| Ngway | 73 | 39 | / |
| Ngwea | 73 | 33 | / |
| Ngwaa | 73 | 29 | / |
| Ngwui | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngwoa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ng'hwaya | 71 | 929 | / |
| Ngh'waya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngweyaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngweji | 67 | 5,513 | / |
| Ngweyi | 67 | 1,623 | / |
| Ngwayi | 67 | 1,595 | / |
| Ngueya | 67 | 800 | / |
| Ngbaya | 67 | 530 | / |
| Ngwayu | 67 | 292 | / |
| Ngwaji | 67 | 240 | / |
| Ngwijo | 67 | 223 | / |
| Ngboya | 67 | 220 | / |
| Ngweja | 67 | 215 | / |
| Nguaya | 67 | 208 | / |
| Nkwaya | 67 | 182 | / |
| Ngweha | 67 | 164 | / |
| Ngwayo | 67 | 156 | / |
| Ngwaju | 67 | 130 | / |
| Ngwaja | 67 | 126 | / |
| Ngbeya | 67 | 92 | / |
| Nkweya | 67 | 82 | / |
| Ngwaye | 67 | 81 | / |
| Nkwija | 67 | 75 | / |
| Ngweye | 67 | 51 | / |
| Ngwije | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ngwieh | 67 | 40 | / |
| Nkuiya | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ncweya | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ngwuja | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ngwaje | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ngwahu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nguiye | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ngwawe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngbuya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngwiji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngwoja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngweah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkwiyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngweyu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngwuih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngbiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngweyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwiio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nngwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwajo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncwija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngueia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguoya | 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
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- 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 Ngwiya
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