Ngalaa Surname
Approximately 1,285 people bear this surname
Ngalaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,283 | 1:35,994 | 3,874 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Ngalaa (459) may also be a first name.
Ngalaa Demographics
Ngalaa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ngalaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngalaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngalaa is most common in Kenya. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Ngalaa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngalaa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 296,768th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,671,242 people. The last name Ngalaa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngalaa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ngalaa is also the 398,330th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 459 people.
The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,283 people, or 1 in 35,994. In Kenya it is most common in: Kwale County, where 88 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 11 percent are found and Taita Taveta County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.
Ngalaa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Ngalaa surname is chiefly Christian (66%) in Kenya.
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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 Ngalaa
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