Ngbowa Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ngbowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngbowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ngbowa (24) may also be a first name.

Ngbowa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngbowa occurs most in The DR Congo. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngbowa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,048,281st most frequently held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 30,491,824 people. The surname Ngbowa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngbowa reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ngbowa is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 24 people.

This surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 219 people, or 1 in 337,350. Outside of The DR Congo Ngbowa occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ngbaba67431/
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Ngbavo6755/
Ngbobo6730/
Ngbafe674/
Ngbawo674/
Ngbofe674/
Ngb673/
Ngvobo671/
N'Gbaba6245/
Ngbabou624/
Ngbabuo624/
Ngbawou622/
Ngbh605/
Nngb604/
Nhgb601/
Ngbd601/
Ngbz601/
Ngbahwou571/
Ngeeb552/
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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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  • 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 Ngbowa
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