Nkugwe Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Nkugwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 213 | 1:248,552 | 20,077 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nkugwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkugwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkugwe is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkugwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,125,333rd most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. Nkugwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkugwe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 248,552. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 99 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 0 percent live and Rukwa Region, where 0 percent live. Not including Tanzania Nkugwe is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkoungwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkugwa | 83 | 1,553 | / |
| Nkukwe | 83 | 12 | / |
| Nkogwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkougue | 77 | 109 | / |
| Nkuggwa | 77 | 97 | / |
| Nkuigwa | 77 | 62 | / |
| Nkougwa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Nkuegue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkuigue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ncungwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkungwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkougoue | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nkeungue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nkoungue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nkogue | 67 | 228 | / |
| Nkokwe | 67 | 124 | / |
| Nkukwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkogwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkoughoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkucwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhokwe | 62 | 849 | / |
| Nkhukwa | 62 | 4 | / |
| Ngcokwe | 62 | 2 | / |
| Nkuikwa | 62 | 2 | / |
| Nkeugua | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nkougui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nkuekui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ngqougwa | 57 | 2 | / |
| Nkokwa | 50 | 75 | / |
| Ncukwa | 50 | 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
- 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 Nkugwe
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