Ngalou Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Ngalou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Congo | 21 | 1:237,576 | 8,534 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Ngalou (1,295) may also be a first name.
Ngalou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngalou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngalou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻧﻜﻠﻮ) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ngalou.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngalou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ngalou is the 2,876,555th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ngalou live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 48 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 218,771st most widespread forename at a global level, held by 1,295 people.
Ngalou is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 944,049. In Cameroon Ngalou is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 55 percent live, North Region, where 36 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 5 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 46 percent live and Chad, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ngalou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ngalou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻧﻜﻠﻮ | anklw | - |
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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 Ngalou
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