Ngalam Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ngalam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngalam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon471:441,89537,035
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
England91:6,190,895170,599
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ngalam (53) may also be a first name.

Ngalam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngalam occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ngalam.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngalam? popularity and diffusion

Ngalam is the 1,806,862nd most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. Ngalam occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Ngalam reside; 36 percent reside in West Africa and 26 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,366,219th most prevalent forename globally It is held by 53 people.

The last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 441,895. In Cameroon Ngalam is mostly found in: Adamawa Region, where 43 percent live, Littoral Region, where 23 percent live and West Region, where 21 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 26 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngalame92899/
Ngailam9221/
Ngallam9210/
Ngalgam924/
Nghalam921/
Ngaleam921/
Ngalamg921/
Nalam9110,323/
Galam916,942/
Ningalam861/
Ngalaham861/
Ngallame861/
Nallam833,915/
Ghalam83616/
Naalam83178/
Naslam83176/
Gaalam83137/
Gallam83128/
Nahlam83122/
Nalame83107/
Gahlam8396/
Ngalan8358/
Galiam8348/
Galame8339/
Naliam8333/
Gaulam8331/
Nealam8328/
Ngelam8319/
Nailam8317/
Gailam8317/
Naulam8312/
Galgam8310/
Galyam838/
Galeam837/
Galaam836/
Ngolam836/
Naleam834/
Naylam833/
Natlam832/
Gaylam832/
Nalajm831/
Nalamm831/
Ggalam831/
Galham831/
Nalaam831/
Nhalam831/
Ngalom831/
Najlam831/
Ngalane771,382/
Ghalame77549/
Ngalang77513/
Ghallam77310/
Ghalaam77165/
Ngalome7739/
Ngolame7727/
Gallyam7713/
Naallam7713/
Ghailam7713/
Ngalaan7712/
Nallamm779/
Galliam774/
Ngallan774/
Gaallam773/
Nathlam773/
Ghaulam773/
Ngalant772/
Ngaloum772/
Nalaame772/
Ngalian772/
Naaleam771/
Ggallam771/
Ghaliam771/
Ghalyam771/
Gahalam771/
Gahlyam771/
Nailiam771/
Nailyam771/
Nahalam771/
Nagliam771/
Naslame771/
Ngaland771/
Naalame771/
Nnalame771/
Gaillam771/
Galaham771/
Golam7311,258/
Nalom73258/
Galom7384/
Nolam7327/
Ngalã731/
Ngallane71196/
Nggalang7140/
Galamova7131/
Ngailian7121/
Ngalatin719/
Ngalloum719/
Gallaham714/
Nahallam714/
Ngallang713/
Nalamova712/
Ngalaine712/
Ngalahan712/
Nahalaam711/
Ngalagne711/
Ngallome711/
Nahalame711/
Nasillam711/
Nengalan711/
Ningalan711/
Gaillamd711/
Nghalane711/
Ngalland711/
Gholam6755,724/
Galyamova672,809/
Goolam672,075/
Galhom67915/
Noliam67333/
Goulam67239/
Ngalon67172/
Gallamova67134/
Galiom67133/
Ngolan6798/
Gollam6778/
Ngaihlian6727/
Nalome6727/
Galiamova6724/
Naloum6723/
Ngalating6719/
Nalgam6719/
Golame6718/
Galoum6717/
Ninggalan6714/
Golyam679/
N'Gallane679/
Noolam679/
Galome678/
Nailom677/
Galeamova677/
Ngaliatin676/
Gallom676/
Nalgom676/
Noilam675/
Golaam674/
Ghalom674/
Nallom674/
Ngolom674/
Noulam673/
Goliam673/
Gaylamova672/
Gotlam672/
Gaillaume672/
Noslam672/
Nalyom671/
Gahlom671/
Gnolam671/
Goleam671/
Goslam671/
Naleum671/
Nenggalan671/
Gaullaume671/
Golaum671/
Goilam671/
Gaalom671/
Galuom671/
Galoom671/
Ngathlane671/
Kgatlhame671/
Noleam671/
Nollam670/
Nealom670/
Nolham670/
Golham670/

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