Ngoupayou Surname

321,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ngoupayou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngoupayou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,1401:18,2182,492
France171:3,907,219231,005
Germany61:13,417,576340,600

Ngoupayou (70) may also be a first name.

Ngoupayou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngoupayou is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngoupayou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 321,153rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 6,266,162 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ngoupayou live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Ngoupayou is also the 1,162,016th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 70 people.

The last name Ngoupayou is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,140 people, or 1 in 18,218. In Cameroon Ngoupayou is mostly concentrated in: West Region, where 60 percent live, Centre Region, where 17 percent live and Littoral Region, where 17 percent live. Beside Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ngoupayou
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