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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Average Ngoe Salary in
United States
$30,708 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ngoe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngoe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngoe is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngoe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 46,900th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 659,626 people. The last name Ngoe occurs predominantly 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 commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 193 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 10,270 people, or 1 in 2,022. In Cameroon Ngoe is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 92 percent are found, Centre Region, where 4 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon Ngoe occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and Cambodia, where 1 percent are found.
Ngoe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name 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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Footnotes
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