Ngafala Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ngafala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngafala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Ngafala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngafala is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngafala? popularity and diffusion

Ngafala is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Ngafala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngafala live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Ngafala is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 50 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nafala9221/
Gafala927/
Nafalia8668/
Ngofala8627/
Kgafala866/
Gafalla861/
Gaifala861/
Nafalla861/
Nafalau861/
Gafalaa861/
Ngafoula801,152/
Ghafalat8012/
Nafaliah806/
Naufalia803/
Nafallah801/
Nofala7773/
Nafola778/
Gofala774/
Gafola771/
Nafalo771/
Nkgaufela751/
Nofalia71315/
Gaifalo71246/
Gafoula7124/
Gavalah7124/
Navalah715/
Ngefela714/
Noufala713/
Nofalah712/
Gafalou711/
Kgafola711/
Naphala711/
Gafolla711/
Goufala711/
Ngafolo711/
Ngofela711/
Nafailo711/
Nafoula711/
Ngofali711/
Naphalai67207/
Noffalah6753/
Nofallah6713/
Kgaphala676/
Naphalay675/
Kgafhola674/
Ghoufala671/
Nofaleah671/
Noufalah671/
Gaphalay671/
Gaffoula671/
Noufaila671/

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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 Ngafala
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