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 has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngarwa? popularity and diffusion
Ngarwa is the 1,385,851st most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngarwa are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Ngarwa is also the 606,684th most widely held first name globally, held by 221 people.
Ngarwa is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 180,601. In Cameroon it is mostly 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 this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found 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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