Nghowu Surname
8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Nghowu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngowu | 91 | 9 | / |
| Ngoewu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Ngowou | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nngowu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngehwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngowui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngouwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngouwou | 77 | 20 | / |
| Ngahvou | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nghabou | 77 | 3 | / |
| N'Gowou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nghobou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngeuhou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngouwuy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngohvou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngewu | 73 | 2,089 | / |
| Ngovu | 73 | 830 | / |
| Ngawu | 73 | 259 | / |
| Ngobu | 73 | 67 | / |
| Nguwu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nghavoup | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngabou | 67 | 699 | / |
| Ngawou | 67 | 131 | / |
| Ngavou | 67 | 86 | / |
| Ngobou | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nggawu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ngobeu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ngovhu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nggewu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ngawut | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ngguwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngubhu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngubou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngawuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngoobu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkgawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguswu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguwhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngovou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nghabu | 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 Nghowu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis