Nghom Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nghom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nghom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nghom Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nghom Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nghom occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nghom.

How Common Is The Last Name Nghom? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Nghom live; 83 percent live in Central Africa and 83 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Nghom is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: West Region, where 60 percent reside and South Region, where 20 percent reside. Not including Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nghome919/
Ngom89156,211/
Ghom891,262/
Ng'home83401/
Ngh'ome831/
Ngome8013,805/
N'Gom80651/
Ngham80547/
Ngoum80491/
Ngoym8096/
Ngoem8055/
Ghome8037/
Ngoom8035/
Ngoim8027/
Ghoom8017/
Ghoum804/
Nghon803/
Ghomm802/
Ng'om801/
Ghomd801/
Ghoim801/
Ngomg801/
Ghosm801/
Nghomgne771/
Gom752,818/
Ngoume73844/
Ngaham7394/
N'Gome7348/
Ghotme7342/
Nkgome7319/
Nengom7312/
Ngotem7311/
Ningom739/
N'Goum738/
Ngosim736/
Ngomne736/
Ngomme735/
Ngocem732/
Ghoume732/
Nghont732/
N'Gham732/
Nghone732/
Nghong732/
Ngosme732/
Nghame731/
Ngoumg731/
Ngotim731/
Ghomme731/
Nngome731/
Ng'ome731/
Geehom731/
Hngham730/
Nghoumgne711/
Ngum6723,996/
Ngon6719,500/
Ngam679,344/
Gome677,540/
Gham676,084/
Gomm673,048/
Gahm671,088/
Goum67535/
Gohm67486/
Goom67285/
Gotm67222/
Goim67167/
Ngosiem67126/
Nggaham67111/
Gomh6755/
Gomd6715/
Gosm676/
Ngchong676/
Cgom674/
Gomt673/
Ngomgne672/
Qgom672/
Ningham672/
Nengoum672/
Ningoum672/
Nghoung671/
Ngomgue671/
Hgom671/
Ggom671/
Ngochem671/
Ngossim671/
Hngkham671/
Ninghon671/
Nengham671/
Gáhm671/
Ngahame671/
Goym670/

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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
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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 Nghom
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