Ngankwe Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ngankwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngankwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Ngankwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngankwe is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Ngankwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngankwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,602,217th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Ngankwe live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 769,225. In Cameroon Ngankwe is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 59 percent reside, West Region, where 19 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon Ngankwe exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ngangkwie881/
Ngangwe86133/
Ngankwa866/
Ngankue863/
Ngamkwe861/
Ngancwe861/
Ng'angwe804/
Ngankuie801/
Ngounkwe801/
Ngangweu801/
Ngankuey801/
Nghangwe801/
Nganggwe801/
Ngankueyi754/
Nghonkweh751/
Ngangue712,304/
Ngongwe71741/
Ngangwa71567/
Ngangbe7145/
Ngankui7133/
Ngonkwa7127/
Ngangwi719/
Nganque711/
Ngamkwi711/
Ngangoue672,456/
Nghongwe6748/
Ngamkoue6713/
Ngaingue6710/
Ngaangbe675/
Ngangbee673/
Ngonkoue672/
Ngoumkwe672/
Nganghue672/
Nganguea671/
Ngonkway671/
Ngonkueh671/
Ngongweh671/
Ngoungwe671/
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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 Ngankwe
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