Ngbwa Surname

119,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,851 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ngbwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Ngbwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3,6551:5,682689
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
France421:1,581,493147,826
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
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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

Ngbwa is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngbwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 119,350th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,892,378 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngbwa are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 66 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ngbwa is also the 848,089th most frequently held given name globally. It is borne by 121 people.

It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 3,655 people, or 1 in 5,682. In Cameroon it is most common in: South Region, where 58 percent live, Centre Region, where 29 percent live and Littoral Region, where 7 percent live. Not including Cameroon this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngbwoa913/
Ngbwai912/
Ngbwah912/
Ngbwaya8320/
Ngbwaha8319/
Ngbwa'a8317/
Ngbua80187/
Ngbwe8097/
Ngbwo809/
Ngvwa801/
Ngbweh731/
Ngbwoh731/
Ngbwee731/
Ngbwe'e671/
Ngbui6019/
Ngbue6019/
Ngvbo601/
Ngboue5516/
N'Gboue5022/
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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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