Ngowa Surname

67,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ngowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5,9521:7,7591,030
DR Congo8281:89,22710,161
Tanzania2661:199,02917,000
Cameroon1501:138,46015,452
India1321:5,811,101137,947
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
England21:27,859,030389,889
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Ngowa (1,378) may also be a first name.

Ngowa Last Name Facts

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

Ngowa is most common in Kenya. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngowa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 67,174th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 983,342 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ngowa reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 210,961st most widely held first name in the world, held by 1,378 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 5,952 people, or 1 in 7,759. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kilifi County, where 59 percent live, Kwale County, where 25 percent live and Mombasa County, where 12 percent live. Beside Kenya Ngowa is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.

Ngowa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (89%) in Kenya.

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Nggowa9133/
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Ngowo804,784/
Ngoba803,033/
Ngawa801,704/
Nkowa80281/
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Ngobai7312/
Ngobaa739/
Ngosua735/
Ngouwo734/
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Ngoiba733/
N'Goba733/
Ngobay733/
Nghoba732/
Ngawah732/
Ngoyba732/
Ngowoh732/
Ngouva732/
Ngobea732/
Ng'oba731/
Ngawha731/
Ngovha731/
Nkhowa731/
Ngovai731/
N'Kowa731/
Ngawap731/
Ngavoa731/
Ngauwa731/
Ngoyua731/
Ngov677,003/
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Ngaw67204/
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Ng'hoba67133/
Ngoubai67103/
Ngouwou6720/
Ngochua6714/
Ngashwa676/
Nggawat674/
N'Goiba672/
Ngahawa672/
Ngobeah671/
Ng'osua671/
Ngawash671/
Ngof671/
N'Gouba671/
Ngauswa671/
Ngoybai671/
N'Gowou671/
Ngaf671/
Nengawa671/
Ngoubay671/
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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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  • 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 Ngowa
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