Ngawai Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

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

Ngawai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngawai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea521:156,80221,647
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533

Ngawai (180) may also be a first name.

Ngawai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngawai is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngawai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ngawai is the 2,121,169th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Ngawai are found; 66 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 66 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Ngawai is also the 679,247th most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 180 people.

The surname Ngawai is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 156,802. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Morobe, where 98 percent are found and Hela, where 2 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea Ngawai is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 16 percent are found and Malaysia, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngawaie921/
Ngawa911,704/
Ngawi911,566/
Ningawai862/
Ngaywa83618/
Ngaiwa83578/
Ngaswa8385/
Nggawa8374/
Ngaiwi8364/
Ngabai8360/
Ngawua8334/
Ngaway8326/
Ngahwi8320/
Ngaavi8314/
Nggawi8313/
Ngawie835/
Ngewai833/
Ngawah832/
Ngaewa831/
Ngawha831/
Ngauwa831/
Ngavai831/
Ngawap831/
Ngawid831/
Ngawyi831/
Ngawei831/
Nengaiwai801/
Ngaibai771,838/
Ngabhai77187/
Ngawaya7719/
Ngashwa776/
Ngawijo774/
Nggawat774/
Ngahawa772/
Ng'aiwa771/
Ngahywa771/
Ngauswa771/
Nengawa771/
Ngawiya771/
Ngawash771/
Ng'aywa771/
Ngewayi771/
Ngouwai771/
Ngaba73141,323/
Ngowi7333,367/
Ngowa737,411/
Ngewa732,285/
Ngabi73879/
Ngava73756/
Ngavi73704/
Ngawe73608/
Ngewi73201/
Ngawy731/
Ngawuihe7117/
Ngawuyah7115/
Ngawiyah7114/
Ngaweihe713/
Ngauchwa711/
Ngaswaya711/
Ningawaï711/
Ngaibi67537/
Nggaba67513/
Ngaibe67373/
Nghabi67369/
Ngouwa67319/
Ngajua67314/
Ngabei67169/
Ngawou67131/
Ngowah67126/
Nkgowa6762/
Ngewih6760/
Nggowi6756/
Ngabea6754/
Ngoywa6741/
Ngaswe6741/
Nggowa6733/
Ngawoy6733/
Ngaweh6732/
Ngowei6728/
Nghowa6724/
Nghawe6717/
Nggewi6714/
Ngabha6714/
Nggawe6713/
Ngobai6712/
Ngaiba6711/
Ngaiva6711/
Ngajui6711/
Ngawes679/
Ngabhi679/
Ngobaa679/
Ngoiwa678/
Nggabi677/
Ngabaa677/
Ngaabe676/
Nggewa675/
Ng'abi675/
N'Gawe675/
Ngawey675/
Ngabih674/
Ng'owi674/
Nghaba674/
N'Gaba674/
Ngowat673/
Ngayua673/
Nenghajwa673/
Ngabau673/
Ngauba672/
Ngabay672/
Ngabui672/
Ngaiwe672/
Ngasui672/
Ngayui672/
Ngaboi672/
N'Gabi671/
Ngavit671/
Ngojwa671/
Nngowi671/
Nngowa671/
Ngoewa671/
Ngohwa671/
Ngouwi671/
Ngovai671/
Ngowaa671/
Ngowap671/
Ngowas671/
Ngowie671/
Ngowui671/
Ngoowi671/
Ngoswi671/
Ngewhi671/
Ngasua671/
Ngatvi671/
Ngaubi671/
Ngavei671/
Ngavie671/
Ngavoa671/
Ngavyi671/
Ngawidowa671/
Ngawue671/
Ngaybi671/
Ngaywe671/
Ng'ava671/
Ngaava671/
Ngahbi671/
Ngaiby671/
N'Gowi671/
Ngauwe671/
Ngowwa671/
Ngabaï671/

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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 Ngawai
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