Nganha Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nganha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nganha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1241:167,49217,964
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Nganha (179) may also be a first name.

Nganha Last Name Facts

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

Nganha occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nganha click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nganha? popularity and diffusion

Nganha is the 1,558,593rd most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nganha live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 681,368th most common given name globally. It is borne by 179 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 167,492. In Cameroon Nganha is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 45 percent are found, Centre Region, where 40 percent are found and West Region, where 9 percent are found. Beside Cameroon Nganha is found in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nganhai921/
Nganjaha862/
Nganya831,742/
Ngania83314/
Ngagna8392/
Nganja8391/
Nganea8341/
Nganho833/
Ngonha831/
Ngangia77198/
Nganhou77167/
Ngaunja77148/
Nganjoh7791/
Ngganja7728/
Ng'ania7719/
Ngangna7717/
Ngagnia7711/
Nganjau778/
Nganiah777/
Nganyap773/
Ngamgna773/
Ng'anya773/
Nghania772/
Nganjap771/
Ngounha771/
Ngainia771/
Ngaanja771/
Nga'nia771/
Ngannya771/
Nghanya771/
Ngangea771/
Ngahnya771/
Nganjah771/
Ngauniha'a751/
Nghangia7123/
Ngainiah7123/
Ngangnai7115/
Nganayio719/
Ng'hanya718/
Ngaingia711/
Ngonihaa711/
Nganiheu711/
Ngangnia711/
N'Ganiho711/
Nganjo67994/
Nganyo67151/
Ngamja676/
Ngonho675/
Nganio673/
Ngagno672/
Nganeo671/
Ngatingna671/
Nganhihou671/

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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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  • 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 Nganha
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