Ngilah Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ngilah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngilah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1511:195,32611,563
Kenya501:923,59833,552
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ngilah (33) may also be a first name.

Ngilah Last Name Facts

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

Ngilah is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngilah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ngilah is the 1,129,067th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 76 percent of Ngilah live; 76 percent live in Southeast Asia and 76 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 33 people.

The last name Ngilah is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 195,326. In Malaysia it is most common in: Sarawak, where 93 percent reside, Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent reside and Johor, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 23 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngailah929/
Nguilah922/
Ngiladh921/
Ngila9111,877/
Ngaillah86237/
Nguilaha861/
Nguila831,551/
Ngaila831,187/
Ngoila83824/
Ngelah83484/
Ngilay83275/
Ngiela83247/
Ngulah8337/
Ngilai8325/
Ngilya8310/
Ngilea839/
Nggila837/
Ngilas836/
Ngilia836/
Ngilau834/
Ngiloh832/
N'Gila831/
Ng'ila831/
Ngailllah801/
Ngailla7795/
N'Goila7767/
Nghilai7752/
Ningila7748/
Nguelah7742/
Ngailas7729/
Ng'iela7714/
Nguliah778/
Nghaila776/
N'Guila774/
Ngulyah774/
Nguilai772/
Nguilia772/
Ngelaah772/
Ngailai772/
Ngailoh772/
N'Giela772/
Nguihla771/
Nnguila771/
Ngil'ha771/
Nghilla771/
Ngeleah771/
Nguilay771/
Ngueila771/
Nguhlah771/
Ngula737,155/
Ngela733,511/
Ngilo73645/
Ngingila7138/
Ngelahai719/
Nguelaha712/
N'Goilla711/
Ngiloaia711/
Ningaila711/
Nengilai711/
Ngailo6714,792/
Nguela671,299/
Ngelea67793/
Ngelai67454/
Nggela67257/
Ngeloh67135/
Ng'ula67128/
Ngulla67101/
Nguilo6784/
Ngielo6778/
Ngelia6771/
Nggilo6763/
Ngelya6762/
Nggula6746/
Ngulia6744/
Ngiley6734/
Ngilei6734/
Ngoyla6732/
Ngilou6714/
Nghela679/
Ngulai679/
Ngulay675/
Ng'ela675/
Ngiloy674/
Ngiloi674/
Ngeela674/
Nkgela673/
Ngelay672/
Ngelas672/
Ngueliaha672/
Nguhla672/
Ngulea672/
Ngelat671/
Ngelau671/
Ngehla671/
Nghilo671/
Ngelaa671/
N'Gula671/
Nguyla671/
Ngueallah671/
Ngiloo671/

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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 Ngilah
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