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 last name Ngava (Hindi: नगवा) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngava? popularity and diffusion

Ngava is the 449,900th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 9,639,611 people. Ngava occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Ngava reside; 33 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ngava is also the 956,749th most common first name world-wide, held by 98 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 39,969. In Papua New Guinea Ngava is most frequent in: West New Britain, where 87 percent live, East New Britain, where 11 percent live and Madang, where 0 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea Ngava is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 24 percent live and Tanzania, where 20 percent live.

Ngava Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ngava surname 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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