Ngefi Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Ngefi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngefi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngefih912/
Ngefai911/
Nguefi911/
Nefi89310/
Gefi8924/
Ngueffi831/
Ngafi80599/
Nefis80364/
Ngefa80332/
Geffi80269/
Nefiz8083/
Ngofi8083/
Nefei8058/
Nefai8031/
Nsefi8020/
Gefis8012/
Neffi8012/
Nefid8010/
Neifi8010/
Njefi808/
Nefih806/
Ngefe806/
Geefi805/
Gefei802/
Nefie802/
Gefit802/
Ghefi801/
Guefi801/
Nyefi801/
Neefi801/
Nesfi801/
Gefie801/
Geffie73407/
Ngaffi73210/
Neafie7354/
Neffis7338/
Neffai7321/
Guetfi7310/
Nefiss735/
Hneefi735/
Neffie734/
Ngoffi733/
Gueffi732/
Gueifi732/
Nefitt732/
Guefai732/
Nchefi732/
Nzefie732/
Nguefe732/
Ngefet732/
Ngafai732/
Nesfit732/
Ngafoi731/
Guefis731/
Ngeffa731/
Neafai731/
Ngofei731/
Gheffi731/
Njefui731/
Njiefi731/
Njeufi731/
Ngahfi731/
Ngefeu731/
Gnefid731/
Nyefio731/
Geefie731/
Ngafei731/
Neffii731/
Nefish731/
Nefich731/
Nefaid731/
Neufie730/
Nefe67217/
Nefa67179/
Gefe67113/
Gueffai67107/
Nifi6795/
Gifi6773/
Gefa6739/
Ngafaih6727/
Ngueffe6717/
Nefioha674/
Njfi673/
Nguefet672/
Nefy672/
Nhfi672/
Nchefih671/
Gyfi671/
Nejfeit671/
Nehifei671/
Nguefeh671/
Guefaid671/
Gefy671/
Nesfith670/
Nevfish670/
Neaffie670/

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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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  • 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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