Ngafang Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ngafang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngafang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ngafang Last Name Facts

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

Ngafang occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngafang? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngafang live; 75 percent live in Central Africa and 75 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Ngafang is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Ngafang is most numerous in: West Region, where 67 percent live and Centre Region, where 33 percent live. Not including Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngafan9224/
Nafang9222/
Gafang9212/
Ngofang8616/
Kgafang868/
Ngaffan865/
Gnafang864/
Naifang862/
Ngafane861/
Gaifang861/
Ngoufang809/
Ngnafong801/
Ngafon7778/
Gofang776/
Ngofan773/
Nofang771/
Ngahfoong754/
Ngheufang751/
Neufang711,137/
Ngoufan7161/
Noufang7150/
Ngofane712/
Goufang712/
Naphang711/
N'Gofan711/
Ngofong711/
Nafanke711/
Ngofanke6717/
Ngoufong674/
Nghofong672/
Gawphang671/
Ngiefong671/
Ngofoung671/

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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 Ngafang
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