Engow Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Engow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Engow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Engow (4) may also be a first name.

Engow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Engow is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Engow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Engow is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Engow are found; 67 percent are found in Central Africa and 67 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Engow is also the 6,192,526th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 4 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 50 percent live. Beside Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Engowa9127/
Engowe917/
Enghow911/
Enggow911/
Engowh911/
Enggowa8356/
Jeengow831/
Angow80205/
Engaw809/
Ongow802/
Ingow801/
Anngow7373/
Angouw7347/
Hengaw7310/
Ingowe738/
Anggow738/
Enghof737/
Engova737/
Ingowa736/
Engawe734/
Jingow734/
Ang'ow731/
Enggaw731/
Henguw731/
Ingoow731/
Jngowa731/
Esienghow712/
Enghoff67188/
Etingof6745/
Etingov6745/
Eingoft671/
Yonggow671/
Genggaw671/
Genghof670/

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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 Engow
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