Ngwiru Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ngwiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ngwiru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngwiru has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwiru? popularity and diffusion

Ngwiru is the 11,742,229th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwiru are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Ngwiru is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 52,941,613. In Tanzania Ngwiru is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Tanzania Ngwiru exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwiru911/
Ngwuru834/
Ngweru832/
Nguirou776/
Ngwerou771/
Gweru731,061/
Kwiru73107/
Guiru7311/
Guirou6710,767/
Guirau67680/
Guireu67164/
Gbirou6715/
Kgweru677/
Nkweru672/
Guirui671/
Kwirou671/
Nkwuru671/

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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 Ngwiru
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