Ngariwa Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Ngariwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Cameroon | 32 | 1:649,033 | 48,340 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Ngariwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngariwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngariwa has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngariwa? popularity and diffusion
Ngariwa is the 2,293,424th most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname Ngariwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngariwa live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria Ngariwa is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 83 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 14 percent are found and Yobe, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 46 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngariwai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ngariba | 86 | 227 | / |
| Ngarewa | 86 | 12 | / |
| Ngaruwa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ngariwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ng'ariba | 80 | 147 | / |
| Nggariwo | 80 | 23 | / |
| Nga'riba | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Garewa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngareway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngareba | 71 | 41 | / |
| Ngoriwo | 71 | 38 | / |
| Ngoriba | 71 | 13 | / |
| Ngerewa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ngaribo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ngaribi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngaribe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngarywo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngeruwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngorewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngareeba | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ngaribou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngharibou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ngoribo | 57 | 44 | / |
| Ngorivo | 57 | 42 | / |
| Ngoribi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ngoraibe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ngarrebe | 53 | 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 Ngariwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis