Ngoeh Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ngoeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ngoeh Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1481:140,33215,641
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ngoeh (12) may also be a first name.

Ngoeh Last Name Facts

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

Ngoeh is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngoeh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,398,030th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. Ngoeh occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ngoeh are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ngoeh is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 12 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 140,332. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 88 percent live, Centre Region, where 11 percent live and Northwest Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Cameroon this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 4 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngoe8911,048/
Ng'oe80119/
Nggoe8081/
Nkgoe8015/
Ngaeh8015/
N'Goe801/
Ng'hoe731/
Ngae67608/
Nggae60193/
Ng'ae6089/
Nngae609/
Nghae601/
Nghui601/
Ngö506/
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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
  • 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 Ngoeh
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