Ngawaya Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Ngawaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ngawaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngawaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngawaya is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngawaya? popularity and diffusion
Ngawaya is the 4,532,898th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngawaya reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
The surname Ngawaya is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Cameroon Ngawaya occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 26 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngaswaya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ngaway | 92 | 26 | / |
| Ngabaya | 86 | 25 | / |
| Ngavaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngowaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngawiya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngawuyah | 80 | 15 | / |
| Ngawiyah | 80 | 14 | / |
| Ngavhaya | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ngâhwaya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ngawai | 77 | 79 | / |
| Ngawoy | 77 | 33 | / |
| Ngawey | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ngabay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngowaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngaviya | 71 | 31 | / |
| Ngabiya | 71 | 26 | / |
| Ngabaye | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ngobaya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ngaboya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ngavaja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ngabeya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ngaybay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngewayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngawoye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngawaie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngowayu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngabuya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngaibaye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ningawai | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Govaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngoubaya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Ngawaya
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