Kengwah Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Kengwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Kengwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kengwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kengwah is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kengwah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Kengwah reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 1,483,505. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 93 percent live and Centre Region, where 7 percent live. Aside from Cameroon Kengwah exists in one country. It is also found in Singapore, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kengwa | 92 | 1,635 | / |
| Kuengwa | 86 | 65 | / |
| Kaengwa | 86 | 59 | / |
| Kiengwa | 86 | 21 | / |
| Keng'wa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kengwat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kiengkwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kengbeah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qengwa | 77 | 239 | / |
| Kengua | 77 | 137 | / |
| Kingwa | 77 | 61 | / |
| Kengva | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kenkwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kemgwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kengwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cheengwah | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kiengua | 71 | 1,068 | / |
| Kingwai | 71 | 151 | / |
| Chengwa | 71 | 146 | / |
| Kengkua | 71 | 115 | / |
| Kingway | 71 | 93 | / |
| Kenghua | 71 | 32 | / |
| Kuingwa | 71 | 13 | / |
| King'wa | 71 | 11 | / |
| Hcengwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kingwaa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kingbah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kengkwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qengqwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiongwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kingwea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinguah | 71 | 1 | / |
| King'wai | 67 | 65 | / |
| Cheengwa | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kingkwai | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kingw'aa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chengway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chengwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| King'waa | 67 | 1 | / |
| King'uah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chenkwah | 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
- 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 Kengwah
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis