Ngobua Surname

842,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ngobua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngobua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2991:592,45128,489
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818

Ngobua (26) may also be a first name.

Ngobua Last Name Facts

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

Ngobua is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngobua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 842,714th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 22,354,435 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngobua reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ngobua is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 26 people.

The last name Ngobua is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 299 people, or 1 in 592,451. In Nigeria Ngobua is most frequent in: Benue, where 93 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent reside and Lagos, where 1 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Ngobua occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nggobua925/
Ngoubua924/
Nghobua921/
Nobua9182/
Gobua9128/
Ngabua83937/
Noibua83349/
Ngobwa83268/
Ngubua8327/
Noybua836/
Gobuay832/
Ngobba831/
Nobuha831/
Nobuas831/
Noobua831/
Noobuad775/
Ngobuoh772/
Ngabuah771/
Ngopuah771/
Ng'obwa771/
Nabua734,882/
Gobba731,464/
Gabua73998/
Nobuo73111/
Nobwa7323/
Nobba7321/
Novua7319/
Nopua738/
Gobva732/
Gobwa732/
Govba731/
Gobuo731/
Govua731/
Ngowhuad7133/
Ngohbuoe711/
Gabuat672,886/
Ngabwa67920/
Ngafua67794/
Gabuay67778/
Goubba67152/
Gobway6739/
Ngubwa6735/
Ngabba6729/
Ngebwa6727/
Nobbay6726/
Ghobba6719/
Nhobwa6713/
Gobbaa674/
Nnobuo674/
Nnabua674/
Nabuat673/
Gabuad673/
Nabuaa672/
Noubba672/
Ngoubouho671/
Noubwa671/
Gouvva671/
Ngobbo671/
Nouvua671/
Gobbay671/
Gobbha671/
Noupua671/
Ngabuo671/
Nopuay671/
Gabuah671/

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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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  • 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 Ngobua
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