Ngoe Surname
Approximately 11,048 people bear this surname
Ngoe Surname User-submission:
Ngoe is a northwestern Bantu name which means 'leopard'. The name derives from the legendary ancestor of several Bantu-speaking peoples of Cameroon, including the Oroko -Bareka people (Bakundu, Balondo, Balue, Ngolo, Bima, Batanga, Bakoko, Ekombe, Mbonge); the Bakossi-Bassossi, the Balong-Bafaw and other Mwanenguba peoples.
Read More About This SurnameNgoe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 10,270 | 1:2,022 | 201 |
| Indonesia | 241 | 1:548,752 | 44,260 |
| Cambodia | 165 | 1:93,861 | 2,342 |
| Kenya | 125 | 1:369,439 | 21,332 |
| Malaysia | 99 | 1:297,921 | 16,312 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Tanzania | 23 | 1:2,301,809 | 48,176 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Ngoe (193) may also be a first name.
Ngoe Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Ngoe is a northwestern Bantu name which means 'leopard'. The name derives from the legendary ancestor of several Bantu-speaking peoples of Cameroon, including the Oroko -Bareka people (Bakundu, Balondo, Balue, Ngolo, Bima, Batanga, Bakoko, Ekombe, Mbonge); the Bakossi-Bassossi, the Balong-Bafaw and other Mwanenguba peoples. Ngoe is usually thought of as a son of Nambongo/Nebongo/Mbongo or as the same person.
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Ngoe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ngoe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngoe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngoe is found most in Cameroon. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngoe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 46,900th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 659,626 people. The last name Ngoe is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Ngoe live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Ngoe is also the 653,740th most common forename worldwide It is held by 193 people.
The surname Ngoe is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 10,270 people, or 1 in 2,022. In Cameroon Ngoe is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 92 percent are found, Centre Region, where 4 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 2 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and Cambodia, where 1 percent are found.
Ngoe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Ngoe earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.
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