Ngarwa Surname
Approximately 158 people bear this surname
Ngarwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 115 | 1:180,601 | 19,028 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ngarwa (221) may also be a first name.
Ngarwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngarwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngarwa occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngarwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,385,851st most widely held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngarwa live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 58 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 606,684th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 221 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 180,601. In Cameroon Ngarwa is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 88 percent are found, North Region, where 10 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 1 percent are found. Besides Cameroon it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found and Kenya, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ng'arwa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nga'rwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngarba | 83 | 209 | / |
| Ngerwa | 83 | 33 | / |
| Ngarua | 83 | 31 | / |
| Ngorwa | 83 | 28 | / |
| Ngarwi | 83 | 21 | / |
| Ngarwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ngarva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ng'arua | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ngarbay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngarbah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngerwua | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Garba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngarwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngarbi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ngorwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ngarbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ningarvai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngarui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neng'arua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngharbi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ngaruhe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ngarbey | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ngorwei | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ngourwi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ngorbo | 50 | 313 | / |
| Ngorba | 50 | 9 | / |
| Ngorua | 50 | 4 | / |
| Ngervo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ngorbe | 50 | 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 Ngarwa
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