Ngefi Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Ngefi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Ngefi (11) may also be a first name.
Ngefi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngefi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngefi is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngefi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ngefi is the 3,798,600th most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ngefi are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ngefi is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 11 people.
It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 798,810. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 65 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 31 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Ngefi
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