Ngawa Surname
Approximately 1,704 people bear this surname
Ngawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 632 | 1:32,862 | 4,425 |
| DR Congo | 595 | 1:124,167 | 13,438 |
| Indonesia | 143 | 1:924,820 | 68,783 |
| Congo | 92 | 1:54,229 | 4,909 |
| Tanzania | 65 | 1:814,486 | 42,828 |
| Philippines | 52 | 1:1,946,889 | 117,777 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ngawa (749) may also be a first name.
Ngawa Demographics
Ngawa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ngawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngawa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻜﺎﻭ, Tibetan: ངག་དབང་) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Ngawa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ngawa is the 235,986th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,276,729 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Ngawa reside; 65 percent reside in Central Africa and 64 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ngawa is also the 300,342nd most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 749 people.
This last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 632 people, or 1 in 32,862. In Cameroon Ngawa is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 28 percent are found, Far North Region, where 27 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 27 percent are found. Besides Cameroon Ngawa exists in 23 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 35 percent are found and Indonesia, where 8 percent are found.
Ngawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Ngawa last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ngawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ngawa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﻜﺎﻭ | ankaw | - |
| Ngawa in the Tibetan language | ||
| ངག་དབང་ | ngawang | - |
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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 Ngawa
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