Ngdam Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Ngdam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngdam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Ngdam Last Name Facts

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

Ngdam is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngdam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Ngdam is predominantly found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Ngdam reside; 75 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 75 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Jiwaka, where 100 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gdam893/
Ningdam833/
Gddam8015/
Ngdan802/
Gdame802/
Gdaim801/
Ghdam801/
Ngdom801/
Geedam7318/
Ghdham731/
Ngdang731/
Kdam67150/
Ningdan676/
Cdam675/
Gdom671/
Geeddam671/
Qudam6024/
Kdham603/
Kıdam601/
Kddam601/
Ngdong552/
Quddam551/
Ningdon501/

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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 Ngdam
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