Ngolua Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ngolua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngolua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2651:174,26413,206
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ngolua (166) may also be a first name.

Ngolua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngolua is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngolua? popularity and diffusion

It is the 970,883rd most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. The last name Ngolua occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngolua reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 710,504th most frequently occurring forename in the world It is held by 166 people.

The last name Ngolua is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 265 people, or 1 in 174,264. In Kenya Ngolua is mostly found in: Meru County, where 98 percent are found, Tharaka Nithi County, where 2 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ng'olua92467/
Ngotlua924/
N'Golua921/
Ngo'lua921/
Golua9119/
Nolua916/
Ngothlua861/
Ngolwa831,089/
Ngoluo8363/
Ngalua8359/
Ngulua8312/
Goluea831/
Goolua830/
Noiluea7751/
Ngaluha776/
Ng'alua772/
Ngoluho771/
Ngooluo771/
Ngolwat771/
Nguluae771/
Golba732,893/
Galua73374/
Golwa73232/
Nalua73212/
Nolba7371/
Golva7331/
Goluo731/
Nolva731/
Ngaluayi711/
Ngoulbai711/
Ngulwa671,096/
Ngalwa67500/
Golwad67165/
Golway67128/
Nguluo6786/
Golvad6780/
Golbay6768/
Gholba6760/
Golvea6735/
Nolwai6732/
Golwai6729/
Ngolwo6727/
Naluas6723/
Golvas6722/
Golwas6719/
Nnalua6716/
Gohlwa6715/
Goulba6710/
Golbai675/
Galuat675/
Goulva674/
Golbea673/
Goolwa673/
Golbou673/
Galiua672/
Gallua672/
Ngalba672/
Nolvoa671/
Galhua671/
Ggolwa671/
Gaulua671/
Ngolbo671/
Golvat671/
Galuad671/
Nouluo671/
Nnoluo671/
Golwat671/
Golluo671/
Galuah671/
Gholwa671/
Galuay670/

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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
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  • 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 Ngolua
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