Ngolbe Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ngolbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngolbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ngolbe (248) may also be a first name.

Ngolbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngolbe has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ngolbe.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngolbe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Ngolbe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngolbe are found; 67 percent are found in Central Africa and 67 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 566,287th most prevalent forename globally, borne by 248 people.

This last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 73 percent are found, Far North Region, where 18 percent are found and North Region, where 9 percent are found. Barring Cameroon Ngolbe is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngoulbe923/
Golbe911,009/
Nolbe9110/
Golbey83494/
Ngolwe83300/
Golber8354/
Golbez8318/
Ngalbe8312/
Golbie836/
Ngulbe834/
Golbet833/
Golbea833/
Goulbe832/
Nolbes832/
Golbee832/
Golbes832/
Nolber831/
Noilbe831/
Noulbe831/
Ngolue831/
Ngolve831/
Golbetz7726/
Goslbez775/
Ngoulve772/
Golbets772/
Ngoulwe771/
Goulbie771/
Goolbes771/
Noilbie771/
Goulbey771/
Golbieh771/
Gotlebe770/
Golbett770/
Golba732,893/
Golby731,940/
Galbe73487/
Golve73216/
Nalbe7399/
Nolba7371/
Nolby7366/
Golbi7358/
Nolve738/
Nolbi737/
Golbé731/
Gottlebe71153/
Ngouloue7115/
Golbeich712/
Ningolbi711/
Ngoulbai711/
Gotleber710/
Gholve674,670/
Ngolwa671,089/
Ngalue67706/
Galbes67566/
Golvee67535/
Goulbi67251/
Galbez67218/
Golvei67189/
Ngalwe67133/
Goulby67121/
Gottleber67109/
Golboy6785/
Galbey6785/
Galber6771/
Golbay6768/
Gholba6760/
Golbio6751/
Nalbea6750/
Nălbea6750/
Nalbhe6743/
Ngolui6736/
Golvea6735/
Golbiz6714/
Golveh6713/
Gholby6711/
Goulba6710/
Golbis676/
Golbai675/
Galbet674/
Galbej673/
Goolby673/
Golbit673/
Galbed672/
Gollby672/
Ngalba672/
Ngulbi672/
Nalber671/
Ngulve671/
Galbep671/
Goslby671/
Galbie671/
Nalbeh671/
Goulve671/
Gálber671/
Nalbey670/

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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 Ngolbe
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