Ngava Surname

449,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 756 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Namibia

Ngava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2041:39,9694,849
Namibia1791:13,4602,482
Tanzania1511:350,60725,844
Kenya1011:457,22724,042
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
Congo51:997,81917,129
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ngava (98) may also be a first name.

Ngava Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngava (Hindi: नगवा) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngava? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 449,900th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 9,639,611 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Ngava reside; 33 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 956,749th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 98 people.

The surname Ngava is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 39,969. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: West New Britain, where 87 percent are found, East New Britain, where 11 percent are found and Madang, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 24 percent are found and Tanzania, where 20 percent are found.

Ngava Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ngava last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngaiva9111/
Ngavai911/
Ngavoa911/
Ng'ava911/
Ngaava911/
Nava89353,616/
Gava8918,736/
Ngahava8323/
Ngavaud831/
Navas80151,279/
Ngaba80141,323/
Gavai8057,593/
Gavas8020,838/
Gavad8011,919/
Navea8010,137/
Navaj806,477/
Navad801,933/
Navaz801,759/
Ngawa801,704/
Navoa801,588/
Naava801,556/
Navat801,202/
Navaa801,106/
Ghava80942/
Gavaz80829/
Gasva80758/
Gavaa80744/
Ngeva80482/
Gavat80423/
Gnava80248/
Navai80239/
Ngavo80223/
Gaiva80195/
Naiva80192/
Ngova80181/
Navau80170/
Natva80117/
Navah80113/
Navay8083/
Gaava8078/
Gauva8059/
Gavga8056/
Gavay8054/
Gavea8054/
Gavha8044/
Navap8043/
Gayva8038/
Nauva8037/
Nasva8033/
Neava8033/
Nnava8029/
Gavah8018/
Najva8016/
Gavaj8015/
Gavau8014/
Navha8011/
Ggava807/
Nhava805/
Gavap803/
Gajva802/
Gahva802/
Nahva802/
Navaï801/
Gatva801/
Nayva801/
Gaivat7313,114/
Gavhad732,547/
Ghavat732,461/
Ghavad731,623/
Naveas73820/
Navaid73632/
Ngaywa73618/
Ngaiwa73578/
Nggaba73513/
Ngampa73420/
Ghavas73400/
Gavaud73397/
Gayvad73384/
Navais73329/
Ngajua73314/
Ngoiva73255/
Navaud73251/
Gaivas73213/
Navhat73192/
Navaux73176/
Ngabga73134/
Navajh73127/
Naşvat73104/
Ngavou7386/
Ngaswa7385/
Navach7384/
Ngawai7379/
Gavadh7377/
Nggawa7374/
Gayvas7369/
Navait7369/
Ngabas7363/
Nauvas7363/
Ngabai7360/
Gavaľa7360/
Gauvad7358/
Ngabea7354/
Gavach7352/
Navaaz7350/
Ngabah7348/
Gahyva7345/
Ghavea7335/
Ngawua7334/
Ghavai7329/
Nganpa7328/
Naivat7326/
Ngaway7326/
Gavash7326/
Gavait7325/
Nkgaba7324/
Gavaiy7321/
Naavat7320/
Gayvat7318/
Navaiz7316/
Ngabha7314/
Naivas7312/
Naivai7312/
Gavatz7312/
Ghavaz7311/
Ngaiba7311/
Nasvay7310/
Navash739/
Gaivaz739/
Navaha739/
Ngobaa739/
Nauvai738/
Gavaid738/
Nashva737/
Navaaj737/
Gavaai737/
Gavahe737/
Gaivad737/
Navadh737/
Ngabaa737/
Navead737/
Navass736/
Gauvas736/
Ghavap736/
Naivad735/
Gavhaa735/
Gavhai735/
Gavhat735/
Navaij735/
Ngaabo735/
Navaat734/
Navasp734/
Navaph734/
Ghavau734/
Gayvah734/
Gavass734/
Nghaba734/
Ngnawa734/
Naavah734/
Naaiva734/
N'Gaba734/
Gauvaj733/
Ngayua733/
Gavais733/
Gauvea733/
Ghahva733/
Navaić733/
Ngabau733/
Gahvad732/
Gavatd732/
Gavatt732/
Navaas732/
Navajj732/
Navhad732/
Naivah732/
Ngabat732/
Ngauba732/
Ngabay732/
Navaah732/
Nnaava732/
Navaiy732/
Ngawah732/
Ngouva732/
Gauvai731/
Naavaj731/
Natvaa731/
Nauvad731/
Nauvea731/
Nava'e731/
Navaih731/
Navast731/
Naveea731/
Navhay731/
Nathva731/
Ngaewa731/
Ngawha731/
Nhavai731/
Nnavat731/
Gavast731/
Gavaad731/
Gavaha731/
Gaivaj731/
Gajvad731/
Ghavaj731/
Gayvay731/
Nahvah731/
Naivay731/
Naivaz731/
Natvai731/
Navaut731/
Naveaz731/
Ngovai731/
Ngowaa731/
Ngasua731/
Ngauwa731/
Ngavei731/
Ngaveu731/
Ngawap731/
Ngabap731/
Ngaboa731/
Na'ava731/
Naavas731/
Gavaux731/
Ghavah731/
Gaavat731/
D'Gava731/
Nasvas731/
Ngabaï731/
Nasvha731/
Nahava730/
Nova6780,715/
Gaba6737,324/
Naba6729,980/
Nawa6721,645/
Navo675,651/
Gawa674,733/
Ghayvat674,032/
Gova673,446/
Ngaibai671,838/
Gavo67599/
Gáva67215/
Ngabhai67187/
Naveaux67174/
Ghatvai67103/
Gavault6764/
Nachvay6754/
Ngasbai6751/
Ngabaha6728/
Ghahvah6727/
Gaveaux6724/
Ghaivat6723/
Nganpai6719/
Nashvay6713/
Nggabha6712/
Nõva6712/
Navaish678/
Naveaud678/
Ngahvou678/
Ghaveat677/
Ngaibah676/
Ngashwa676/
Nachvai676/
Uannava674/
Gavahad674/
Nggawat674/
Ghatvat674/
Nahieva674/
Navó674/
Ngueaba673/
Nağieva673/
Navahei673/
Ngachua673/
Ghavath672/
Ghavhad672/
Gahyvat672/
Naavath672/
Ngahawa672/
Gavá672/
Ngaba'a672/
Ngatbai672/
Ngaybay672/
Nahtvay672/
Naivath671/
Nahavaj671/
Navaaja671/
Navaspp671/
Neavath671/
Nathhva671/
Ng'aiwa671/
Ngahywa671/
Ngajuha671/
Ngauswa671/
Gavhahe671/
Gauvats671/
Gavaich671/
Nawgaha671/
Nahavoa671/
Navahas671/
Navault671/
Nashvah671/
Nengawa671/
Ngasbay671/
Ngatvou671/
Ngaîbaî671/
Ngampay671/
Nga'aba671/
Ngaaboo671/
Ngabaah671/
Ngabass671/
Ngabath671/
Ningaba671/
Gavà671/
Gavahai671/
Gaveaud671/
Ghauvau671/
Ngawash671/
Ng'aywa671/
Ngajuea671/

Ngava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ngava in the Hindi language
नगवाnagava-

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