Nganawa Surname
Approximately 582 people bear this surname
Nganawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 581 | 1:35,747 | 4,810 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Nganawa (1,179) may also be a first name.
Nganawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nganawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nganawa is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nganawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nganawa is the 549,140th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 12,521,557 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nganawa reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 231,114th most widespread forename world-wide, borne by 1,179 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 581 people, or 1 in 35,747. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 79 percent live, North Region, where 17 percent live and Centre Region, where 3 percent live. Barring Cameroon it is found in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngangawa | 93 | 7 | / |
| Nganaba | 86 | 18 | / |
| Nganawe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nganawo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nganowa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngonawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nganava | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nganabai | 80 | 553 | / |
| Nganabay | 80 | 27 | / |
| Nganawei | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nganabau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngangawo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nganabo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nganowe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nganave | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngonawo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nganowo | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Gonaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngonawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngonabay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ng'anowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngainabou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ngougnawo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ningannave | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ngonowe | 57 | 59 | / |
| Ngonabo | 57 | 48 | / |
| Ngenewo | 57 | 3 | / |
| Nganobo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ngonavo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ngonavi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ngongowe | 53 | 44 | / |
| Ngenewoh | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ngonnowe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ngounaibi | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Nganawa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis