Nganganu Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Nganganu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Nganganu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nganganu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nganganu is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nganganu? popularity and diffusion
Nganganu is the 5,391,485th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 85 percent of Nganganu live; 85 percent live in Oceania Islands and 85 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
The surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea Nganganu is most common in: Morobe, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganganu | 93 | 307 | / |
| Nanganu | 93 | 2 | / |
| Ngananu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ngonganu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ganganou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ngananou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nanganou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nananu | 86 | 9 | / |
| Gaganu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gangangou | 82 | 20 | / |
| Ganganhou | 82 | 2 | / |
| Ngangeneu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nganhanou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gnanganou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nananou | 80 | 28 | / |
| Gonganu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Gaganus | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nananus | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nangonu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nonnganu | 75 | 602 | / |
| Naimnanu | 75 | 229 | / |
| Nangongu | 75 | 21 | / |
| Nangonou | 75 | 8 | / |
| Gonganau | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nainnanu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gasgainu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gangonou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ngonangu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nganounou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gnanhanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nanangu | 67 | 133 | / |
| Găgeanu | 67 | 43 | / |
| Goganau | 67 | 41 | / |
| Nangnonhou | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nnanonu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Goganut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnangounou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nananoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngononu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goganus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Nganganu
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