Ngwono Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ngwono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2101:219,90415,632
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514

Ngwono (13) may also be a first name.

Ngwono Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngwono is found most in Kenya. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwono? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,011,991st most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. The surname Ngwono is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwono reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ngwono is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 13 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 210 people, or 1 in 219,904. In Kenya Ngwono is primarily concentrated in: Kisii County, where 93 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 2 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 2 percent are found. Beside Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found.

Ngwono Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ng'wono9263/
Ngw'ono924/
Ngwongo923/
Nguono83301/
Nkwono8355/
Ngwano8320/
Ngwona835/
Ngbono831/
Ngwuona7738/
Ngwanou7738/
Ng'uono7723/
Ngwanoh7711/
N'Guono774/
Ng'wano772/
Nguongo771/
Nkwongo771/
Ngbonoh771/
Nguoino771/
Nguounou712/
N'Gbonou711/
Ngwagnou711/
Nguonnou711/
Ngwana674,328/
Nkwano6793/
Ngbona6738/
Ngbano6721/
Nkuono674/
Ncwano672/
Ngwahanou671/
Nguoungou671/
Nguona671/

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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 Ngwono
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