Ngehu Surname
Approximately 166 people bear this surname
Ngehu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 157 | 1:337,208 | 25,147 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
Ngehu (109) may also be a first name.
Ngehu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngehu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngehu is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ngehu.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngehu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,343,156th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. Ngehu occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Ngehu live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ngehu is also the 900,062nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 109 people.
The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 337,208. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Tabora Region, where 99 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngehgu | 91 | 31 | / |
| Ngeu | 89 | 169 | / |
| Nguehou | 83 | 91 | / |
| Ngueheu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Ngehguh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngyeu | 80 | 414 | / |
| Ngeju | 80 | 240 | / |
| Nggeu | 80 | 150 | / |
| Ngeuh | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ngeou | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ngeyu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nghiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngeut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngeud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngueahou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nghehuis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngueheuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguehoup | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguyeu | 73 | 221 | / |
| Nghiou | 73 | 136 | / |
| Ngueou | 73 | 134 | / |
| Ngaheu | 73 | 124 | / |
| Ngahou | 73 | 16 | / |
| Ngohou | 73 | 12 | / |
| Nguhiu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nkgohu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nggeju | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ngohui | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nggohu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngoheu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngohau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngeyua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngeyuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nghoyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngoeou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nengeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Gohou | 67 | 76 | / |
| Ngueyou | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ningeju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nga'hou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguejou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ngehu
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