Ngatcheu Surname

645,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ngatcheu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngatcheu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4491:46,2566,077
Belgium131:884,35769,774
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Ngatcheu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngatcheu is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngatcheu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ngatcheu is the 645,988th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 15,538,477 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ngatcheu reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 94 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Ngatcheu is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 449 people, or 1 in 46,256. In Cameroon Ngatcheu is most common in: Littoral Region, where 46 percent are found, West Region, where 26 percent are found and Centre Region, where 24 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

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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
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