Nganwa Surname
Approximately 678 people bear this surname
Nganwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 284 | 1:73,131 | 9,119 |
| Zimbabwe | 158 | 1:97,710 | 13,813 |
| Uganda | 89 | 1:438,644 | 26,475 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Nganwa (12) may also be a first name.
Nganwa Demographics
Average Nganwa Salary in
United States
$48,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nganwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nganwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nganwa is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nganwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nganwa? popularity and diffusion
Nganwa is the 488,996th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 10,748,593 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nganwa are found; 51 percent are found in Central Africa and 51 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent given name throughout the world, borne by 12 people.
The last name Nganwa is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 284 people, or 1 in 73,131. In Cameroon Nganwa is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 41 percent live, Centre Region, where 38 percent live and West Region, where 12 percent live. Apart from Cameroon Nganwa is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 23 percent live and Uganda, where 13 percent live.
Nganwa Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Nganwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.1% less than the national average, earning R 23,520 per year and in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nganwai | 92 | 575 | / |
| Ngainwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngamwa | 83 | 250 | / |
| Nganba | 83 | 136 | / |
| Nganwi | 83 | 55 | / |
| Nganwe | 83 | 54 | / |
| Nganwo | 83 | 35 | / |
| Ngonwa | 83 | 12 | / |
| Nganua | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nganwy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nganva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngassenwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nganbai | 77 | 235 | / |
| Ngamwai | 77 | 119 | / |
| Nganwou | 77 | 57 | / |
| Nganwui | 77 | 25 | / |
| Ngamway | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nghamwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nganbah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nganvai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngainwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngaamwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nganbay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nghanwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngounwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nghaamwa | 71 | 710 | / |
| Ngatimwa | 71 | 111 | / |
| Nganmbai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nhgaamwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngainwoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngainbai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nganwoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngonwaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngamba | 67 | 10,032 | / |
| Nganbi | 67 | 1,118 | / |
| Ngomwa | 67 | 744 | / |
| Nganbe | 67 | 184 | / |
| Ngonwe | 67 | 127 | / |
| Nganve | 67 | 84 | / |
| Ngamwe | 67 | 49 | / |
| Ngonwi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nganbo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ngamwo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ngachimwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ngamva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nganuo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngonwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nganue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nganbè | 67 | 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 Nganwa
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