Ngalah Surname
Approximately 213 people bear this surname
Ngalah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 107 | 1:194,103 | 20,154 |
| Kenya | 90 | 1:513,110 | 25,838 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ngalah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngalah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngalah is most common in Cameroon. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngalah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ngalah is the 1,133,308th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngalah reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 49 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
Ngalah is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 194,103. In Cameroon Ngalah is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 69 percent live, Centre Region, where 15 percent live and West Region, where 6 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 42 percent live and Zambia, where 2 percent live.
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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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- 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 Ngalah
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