Ngow Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ngow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia2271:129,9318,406
Cameroon401:519,22741,500
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ngow (430) may also be a first name.

Ngow Last Name Facts

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

Ngow is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ngow.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ngow is the 785,023rd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. The surname Ngow is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Ngow are found; 74 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 63 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ngow is also the 413,955th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 430 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 227 people, or 1 in 129,931. In Malaysia it is most common in: Selangor, where 78 percent are found, Kuala Lumpur, where 4 percent are found and Malacca, where 4 percent are found. Beside Malaysia this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Ngow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ngow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ngow last name rose 1,450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ngow Last Name Statistics demography

Ngow earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.39% less than the national average, earning $24,427 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ngov757,003/
Ngob75251/
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Nguw753/
Ngof751/
Nehngow730/
Ngawe67608/
Ngova67181/
Ngoub6759/
Ngofe6734/
Ngouv6723/
Ngoev6720/
Ngoiv6715/
Ngoib677/
Nghaw672/
Ngoob671/
Ngoov671/
Nguwt671/
N'Gob671/
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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
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  • 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 Ngow
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