Nongwa Surname
Approximately 2,445 people bear this surname
Nongwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,272 | 1:41,621 | 4,745 |
| Thailand | 717 | 1:98,519 | 14,066 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| India | 104 | 1:7,375,629 | 160,209 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Nongwa (48) may also be a first name.
Nongwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nongwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nongwa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nongwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 175,255th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,980,591 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 66 percent of Nongwa are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nongwa is also the 1,448,253rd most widely held given name on earth, borne by 48 people.
Nongwa is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,272 people, or 1 in 41,621. In Tanzania Nongwa is primarily concentrated in: Pwani Region, where 36 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 28 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 19 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 29 percent live and Malawi, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nhongwa | 92 | 23 | / |
| Noungwa | 92 | 18 | / |
| Nongwat | 92 | 14 | / |
| Noengwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nonghwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nongwha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngongwah | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nosengwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nongwe | 83 | 1,620 | / |
| Nangwa | 83 | 897 | / |
| Nungwa | 83 | 474 | / |
| Nongba | 83 | 10 | / |
| Nongua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nongwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngong'wai | 80 | 129 | / |
| Nongingwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngong'way | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nounkwa | 77 | 46 | / |
| Nhungwa | 77 | 38 | / |
| Nangwai | 77 | 29 | / |
| Ngonkwa | 77 | 27 | / |
| Nhongwe | 77 | 20 | / |
| Nhengwa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nonguai | 77 | 6 | / |
| Namngwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nungwah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nahngwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nangwah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nnungwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Noungba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngongua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nongbau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nunngwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nongwoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nangkwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngongwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nongwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngong'waya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngangwah | 71 | 34 | / |
| Nhung'wa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ngongwou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nahangwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngongweh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngoungwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nangwaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Noongwoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngongwio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nhunghwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nh'ungwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngonkway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nangwe | 67 | 347 | / |
| Nonkwe | 67 | 256 | / |
| Nongbe | 67 | 247 | / |
| Nangba | 67 | 223 | / |
| Nongui | 67 | 168 | / |
| Nungwi | 67 | 166 | / |
| Nangua | 67 | 106 | / |
| Namgwa | 67 | 105 | / |
| Nungba | 67 | 97 | / |
| Nangwi | 67 | 61 | / |
| Nankwa | 67 | 36 | / |
| Nongue | 67 | 26 | / |
| Nangwo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nungwe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nonkua | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nungua | 67 | 14 | / |
| Numgwa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nongbo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nangeewai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nating'wa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nongbi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nassingwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nachingwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnongwhey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nongve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nungwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nomgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nanggeewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nonkwo | 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 Nongwa
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