Ndegam Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ndegam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndegam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Ndegam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ndegam occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndegam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Ndegam is mostly found in Oceania, where 95 percent of Ndegam live; 95 percent live in Oceania Islands and 95 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

This last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 388,272. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Madang, where 81 percent are found and East Sepik, where 19 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndegame929/
Ndegham921/
Ndeggame861/
Ndogam8310/
Ndagam838/
Ndigam834/
Ndigham7746/
Ndegang776/
Ndeugom772/
Ndigame771/
Ndhigam771/
Ndiegoum711/
Ndeugoum711/
Ndekgang711/
Ndagom671/
Ndegon671/
Ndegong628/
Ndighan623/
Ndigane622/
Ndeghong5773/
Ndeghoun5748/
Ndighang578/
Ndehgong574/
Ndigon508/

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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
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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 Ndegam
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