Ngekwe Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Ngekwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 75 | 1:276,921 | 26,437 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ngekwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngekwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngekwe is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngekwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,168,711th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname Ngekwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngekwe are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 276,921. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 81 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 13 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngekwie | 92 | 12 | / |
| Ngehkwe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ngekwei | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngekweh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngekw | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nzekwe | 83 | 8,348 | / |
| Ngekwi | 83 | 386 | / |
| Ngokwe | 83 | 276 | / |
| Ngakwe | 83 | 165 | / |
| Njekwe | 83 | 159 | / |
| Ngegwe | 83 | 88 | / |
| Nsekwe | 83 | 33 | / |
| Ngekwa | 83 | 27 | / |
| Ngikwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nxekwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nzekwue | 77 | 543 | / |
| Ngokwey | 77 | 97 | / |
| Ngekwih | 77 | 10 | / |
| Nzekwge | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ngakwey | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nnzekwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nzekwei | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nziekwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nguekue | 77 | 2 | / |
| Njekwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nzeakwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndjekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngokwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngekwui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngiekwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngegwie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nzekweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguekoue | 71 | 52 | / |
| Nzekweis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngakwieh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nguikweh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nguekwui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngagwe | 67 | 267 | / |
| Nxikwe | 67 | 63 | / |
| Ncikwe | 67 | 59 | / |
| Ngikwa | 67 | 55 | / |
| Nsikwe | 67 | 54 | / |
| Nzekwa | 67 | 49 | / |
| Nsekwa | 67 | 40 | / |
| Njekwi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Njegwe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ngogwe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Njikwe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ngakwi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ngecwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nzegwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nzekue | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ncekwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngikwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nzekwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nzekwy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngekui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngigwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngegue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngegwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngokwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nsegwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njigwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nsigwe | 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
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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 Ngekwe
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