Ngalaya Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Ngalaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Ngalaya (24) may also be a first name.
Ngalaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngalaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngalaya occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ngalaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngalaya? popularity and diffusion
Ngalaya is the 10,311,814th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Ngalaya is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Ngalaya live; 33 percent live in Central Africa and 33 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 24 people.
It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Ngalaya is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 33 percent live and Tanzania, where 33 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
- 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 Ngalaya
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