Ngaw Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Singapore

Ngaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon441:472,02438,779
Singapore431:128,0865,748
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Ngaw (158) may also be a first name.

Ngaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngaw is most common in Cameroon. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngaw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,168,344th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. The last name Ngaw is primarily found in Asia, where 45 percent of Ngaw reside; 45 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 42 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ngaw is also the 730,165th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 158 people.

The surname Ngaw is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 472,024. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 66 percent live, Southwest Region, where 32 percent live and Littoral Region, where 2 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 21 percent live and The DR Congo, where 20 percent live.

Ngaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ngaw last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the party.

Ngaw earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.27% more than the national average, earning $60,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngawe89608/
Nghaw892/
Ngauw891/
Nghawe8017/
Nggawe8013/
N'Gawe805/
Ngaiwe802/
Ngauwe801/
Ngaywe801/
Ngow75360/
Ngab75278/
Ngav75185/
Ngaf751/
Nggaiwe731/
Ninghaw731/
Ngowa677,411/
Ngowe671,343/
Ngova67181/
Ngafe67115/
Ngauv6758/
Ngaib675/
Nghav673/
Ngowh672/
Ngowz671/
N'Gab671/
Ngavt671/

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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
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  • 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 Ngaw
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