Ngangwa Surname

559,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ngangwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngangwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3901:53,2546,936
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ngangwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngangwa occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ngangwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngangwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ngangwa is the 559,940th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,852,815 people. The surname Ngangwa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngangwa reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 390 people, or 1 in 53,254. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 43 percent live, Littoral Region, where 19 percent live and Centre Region, where 17 percent live. Beside Cameroon it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 29 percent live and South Africa, where 0 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ngangwa
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