Ngesah Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Ngesah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Ngesah (29) may also be a first name.
Ngesah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngesah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngesah is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngesah? popularity and diffusion
Ngesah is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Ngesah occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngesah reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 29 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Ngesah is primarily concentrated in: Nyamira County, where 25 percent live, Siaya County, where 25 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 25 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent live.
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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 Ngesah
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