Ngawa Surname

235,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ngawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon6321:32,8624,425
DR Congo5951:124,16713,438
Indonesia1431:924,82068,783
Congo921:54,2294,909
Tanzania651:814,48642,828
Philippines521:1,946,889117,777
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
France211:3,162,987209,042
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ngawa (749) may also be a first name.

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

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Ngaiwa91578/
Ngaswa9185/
Ngawai9179/
Nggawa9174/
Ngawua9134/
Ngaway9126/
Ngawah912/
Ngaewa911/
Ngawha911/
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Ngashwa836/
Nggawat834/
Ngahawa832/
Ng'aiwa831/
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Ngauswa831/
Nengawa831/
Ngawash831/
Ng'aywa831/
Ngaba80141,323/
Ngowa807,411/
Ngewa802,285/
Ngawi801,566/
Ngava80756/
Ngawe80608/
Ngawo8080/
Ngawy801/
Ningawai772/
Ngauchwa771/
Ningawaï771/
Nggaba73513/
Ngouwa73319/
Ngajua73314/
Ngawou73131/
Ngowah73126/
Ngaiwi7364/
Nkgowa7362/
Ngabai7360/
Ngabea7354/
Ngoywa7341/
Ngaswe7341/
Nggowa7333/
Ngawoy7333/
Ngaweh7332/
Nghowa7324/
Ngahwi7320/
Nghawe7317/
Ngabha7314/
Ngaavi7314/
Nggawe7313/
Nggawi7313/
Ngawot7311/
Ngaiba7311/
Ngaiva7311/
Ngawes739/
Ngauwo739/
Ngobaa739/
Ngoiwa738/
Ngabaa737/
Ngaewo737/
Ngaabe736/
Nggewa735/
Ngaabo735/
N'Gawe735/
Ngawey735/
Ngawie735/
Nghaba734/
N'Gaba734/
Ngewai733/
Ngowat733/
Ngayua733/
Ngawoh733/
Ngabau733/
Ngauba732/
Ngabay732/
Ngaiwe732/
Ngojwa731/
Nngowa731/
Ngoewa731/
Ngohwa731/
Ngowaa731/
Ngowap731/
Ngowas731/
Ngasua731/
Ngavai731/
Ngavoa731/
Ngawid731/
Ngawue731/
Ngawyi731/
Ngaywe731/
Ng'ava731/
Ngaava731/
Ngauwe731/
Ngowwa731/
Ngabaï731/
Ngawei731/
Nenghajwa713/
Nengaiwai711/
Ngawidowa711/
Ngaibai671,838/
Ngabhai67187/
Ng'oswa6795/
Ng'eywa6761/
Nengowa6741/
Ngaiswe6734/
Ngabaha6728/
Ngahava6723/
Nggabha6712/
Ngavaja674/
Ngaahue674/
Ngawoue673/
Ngachua673/
Ngaba'a672/
Ngaybay672/
Ngajuha671/
Ngavaya671/
Nggaiwe671/
Ngowaya671/
Ngouwap671/
Ngowahe671/
Ngawouh671/
Ngaîbaî671/
Nga'aba671/
Ngaaboo671/
Ngabaah671/
Ngashwe671/
Ngouwai671/
Ngajuea671/
Ngavaud671/

Ngawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ngawa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﻜﺎﻭankaw-
Ngawa in the Tibetan language
ངག་དབང་ngawang-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ngawa
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