Ngieh Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Ngieh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 175 | 1:118,680 | 13,599 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ngieh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngieh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngieh is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngieh? popularity and diffusion
Ngieh is the 1,290,735th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. Ngieh is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngieh reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Ngieh is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 175 people, or 1 in 118,680. In Cameroon Ngieh is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 55 percent live, Centre Region, where 18 percent live and Southwest Region, where 14 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nghieh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngeh | 89 | 10,958 | / |
| Ngie | 89 | 1,368 | / |
| Ngih | 89 | 217 | / |
| Nengieh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ngueh | 80 | 151 | / |
| Ngiet | 80 | 119 | / |
| Nguih | 80 | 92 | / |
| Ngaih | 80 | 69 | / |
| Ngeha | 80 | 38 | / |
| Ngoih | 80 | 16 | / |
| Ngech | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ngish | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ngesh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ngich | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ngier | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ngiht | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nghih | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ngiep | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ngies | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ngeie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngiee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngiea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngehy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngehh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngiey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ncgie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngerh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nge | 75 | 52,265 | / |
| Ngi | 75 | 6,056 | / |
| Ngueth | 73 | 182 | / |
| Nghish | 73 | 101 | / |
| Ningih | 73 | 89 | / |
| Ngooie | 73 | 34 | / |
| Nengih | 73 | 32 | / |
| Ngueah | 73 | 27 | / |
| Nguehe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Nginge | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nguith | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ngheah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nggehe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngeesh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nguihe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngheha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngheeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngehge | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Gueh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngetch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngaaie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngeeha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nggesh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nguuie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nget | 67 | 53,371 | / |
| Ngai | 67 | 42,263 | / |
| Ngui | 67 | 19,721 | / |
| Ngoi | 67 | 18,439 | / |
| Nger | 67 | 6,966 | / |
| Nghi | 67 | 3,518 | / |
| Nghe | 67 | 2,286 | / |
| Nges | 67 | 1,511 | / |
| Ngea | 67 | 1,225 | / |
| Ngii | 67 | 967 | / |
| Ngha | 67 | 733 | / |
| Ngee | 67 | 701 | / |
| Ngey | 67 | 396 | / |
| Nggi | 67 | 296 | / |
| Nkge | 67 | 287 | / |
| Ngit | 67 | 244 | / |
| Ngez | 67 | 131 | / |
| Ngep | 67 | 53 | / |
| Ngiy | 67 | 52 | / |
| N'Gueth | 67 | 50 | / |
| Ngge | 67 | 46 | / |
| Ngiz | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ninggih | 67 | 40 | / |
| Ngis | 67 | 35 | / |
| Nged | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ngej | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nkgi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ngip | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nngi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nnge | 67 | 9 | / |
| N'Gi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngid | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nghy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngje | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngingih | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ninggeh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hnge | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nguetch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hngi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nhgi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngjh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngahije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nihngie | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Gohie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nghê | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncgehee | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Guich | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Ngieh
- 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