Ngolem Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Ngolem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Ngolem (21) may also be a first name.
Ngolem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngolem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngolem is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngolem? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Ngolem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngolem are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ngolem is also the 2,368,944th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 21 people.
It is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most common in: Turkana County, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 25 percent are found and Uganda, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Ngolem
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