Ngbwa Surname
Approximately 3,851 people bear this surname
Ngbwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3,655 | 1:5,682 | 689 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| France | 42 | 1:1,581,493 | 147,826 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Ngbwa (121) may also be a first name.
Ngbwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngbwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngbwa is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ngbwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngbwa? popularity and diffusion
Ngbwa is the 119,350th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,892,378 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngbwa reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 66 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 848,089th most commonly occurring forename globally, borne by 121 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 3,655 people, or 1 in 5,682. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: South Region, where 58 percent live, Centre Region, where 29 percent live and Littoral Region, where 7 percent live. Barring Cameroon this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.
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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 Ngbwa
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