Ngowo Surname

99,042nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,784 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ngowo Surname User-submission:

The Ngowo surname means 'peace'.

Ngowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,7091:14,2741,862
Cameroon9961:20,8522,836
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Congo91:554,34412,633
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ngowo (99) may also be a first name.

Ngowo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ngowo surname means 'peace'.

- babefri

Ngowo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngowo (Tibetan: ངོ་བོ་) occurs most in Tanzania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ngowo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngowo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 99,042nd most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,523,316 people. The surname Ngowo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngowo are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 951,070th most frequent forename globally, held by 99 people.

The last name Ngowo is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,709 people, or 1 in 14,274. In Tanzania Ngowo is mostly found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 27 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 21 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ngowa807,411/
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Ngewo804/
Ngouwa73319/
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Ngowua736/
Nggobo735/
Ngaboo734/
Ngoboo734/
Ngowat733/
Nngobo733/
Ngawoh733/
Ngobho732/
Nghobo732/
Ngowas731/
N'Gobo731/
Nghuwo731/
Ngowap731/
Ngowaa731/
Ngohwa731/
Ngoewa731/
Nngowa731/
Ngojwa731/
Ngovou731/
Ngowwa731/
Ngoubou671,202/
Nenguwo67204/
Ng'oswa6795/
Nengowa6741/
Ngueuwo6710/
Ngouvou673/
Ng'oboi672/
Ngobuoh672/
Ngehwoh671/
Ngheuwo671/
Ngohvou671/
Ngoibou671/
Ngouvoh671/
Ngouwap671/
Ngowahe671/
Ngochuo671/
Ngawouh671/
Ngaaboo671/
Nghobou671/

Ngowo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ngowo in the Tibetan language
ངོ་བོ་ngowo-

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