Ngahan Surname

707,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ngahan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngahan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3871:53,6676,988
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Ngahan (18) may also be a first name.

Ngahan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngahan occurs most in Cameroon. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngahan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 707,442nd most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 17,560,352 people. The surname Ngahan occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Ngahan live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 18 people.

Ngahan is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 387 people, or 1 in 53,667. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 51 percent live, Littoral Region, where 30 percent live and West Region, where 16 percent live. Besides Cameroon this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
N'Gahan9221/
Ngaahan921/
Ngaan9119/
Ngahn9111/
Nghan918/
Ngahanne861/
Ngaham8394/
Nghang8355/
Ngaang838/
Nghane836/
Ngahne833/
Nghain831/
Nghanh831/
Ngan8034,134/
Nggaham77111/
Nghagne7714/
Ngachin773/
Nengaan771/
Ningaan771/
Ngang738,005/
Ngane732,366/
Ngham73547/
Ngand73476/
Ngain73234/
Ngann7352/
Ngaam7330/
Ngaun7327/
Ngant7316/
N'Gan737/
Nganh735/
Ng'an734/
Nkgan734/
Nghon733/
Ngohn733/
Ngank733/
Nhgan731/
Nggan731/
Hngan731/
Nghamgne712/
Ngaching712/
Ngaangue711/
Nghangne711/
Nganne671,076/
Ngatin67854/
Ngaten67136/
Ngagne6778/
Ngamng6764/
Ngaing6755/
Ngaine6747/
Ningan6738/
Nengan6733/
Ng'ang6730/
Nkgane6722/
Ngaiching6717/
Ngamne6711/
Nggaun678/
Ngaung676/
Nggang675/
Ngamkh673/
Nganhe673/
Nganqu673/
Nghong672/
Ngasin672/
N'Gham672/
Nghont672/
Nggane672/
Ng'and672/
Ngasne672/
Nghone672/
Nghahseen671/
Ngayng671/
N'Gand671/
N'Gain671/
N'Ngan671/
Ngandh671/
Ngan'n671/
Ngaune671/
Nghein671/
Nguean671/
Ncgann671/
Ng'ane671/
N'Gane671/
Ngangq671/
Ngayne671/
Hngham670/

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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 Ngahan
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