Engwo Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Engwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Engwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3671:56,5917,305
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Engwo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Engwo is most common in Cameroon. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Engwo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 769,129th most common last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 19,696,070 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Engwo live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Engwo is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 367 people, or 1 in 56,591. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Southwest Region, where 85 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 11 percent are found and Centre Region, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon Engwo is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aengwo911,528/
Engwoh9130/
Engwood830/
Engwa80425/
Engbo80220/
Angwo8092/
Enguo805/
Ongwo802/
Enkwo802/
Ingwo801/
Essengwo775/
Esiengwo771/
Hengwa7323/
Angwoh7316/
Engweu7311/
Eengwa736/
Yingwo732/
Enguoy731/
Anghwo731/
Aengwa731/
Ongwuo731/
Anngwo731/
Aenkwo731/
Engboh730/
Esingwood710/
Easingwood67348/
Inengwa6748/
Etingwa6731/
Ingwood678/
Itengwa674/
Hengvoß674/
Hingwoo671/
Enengwa671/
Jingkwo671/
Heungwa671/
Gengcuo671/
Ahangwo671/
Enenkwo671/
Engkwat671/
Engwatt671/
Gengqwa671/
Ettingwood670/

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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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  • 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 Engwo
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