Ngoya Surname
Approximately 63,368 people bear this surname
Ngoya Surname User-submission:
The name Ngoya means 'ruler', 'king', 'head of community', or 'one who brings people together'. It is used mostly by the Luo people.
Ngoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 52,114 | 1:1,418 | 128 |
| Tanzania | 3,391 | 1:15,612 | 2,030 |
| Uganda | 2,321 | 1:16,820 | 2,609 |
| Cameroon | 2,119 | 1:9,801 | 1,291 |
| Kenya | 1,903 | 1:24,267 | 2,741 |
| Congo | 839 | 1:5,946 | 925 |
| Zimbabwe | 460 | 1:33,561 | 5,169 |
| Zambia | 96 | 1:165,103 | 11,556 |
| France | 37 | 1:1,795,209 | 158,669 |
| Belgium | 33 | 1:348,383 | 38,592 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Ngoya (1,743) may also be a first name.
Ngoya Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Ngoya means 'ruler', 'king', 'head of community', or 'one who brings people together'. It is used mostly by the Luo people.
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Average Ngoya Salary in
Canada
$46,664 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Ngoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngoya is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngoya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,942nd most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 115,004 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngoya live; 85 percent live in Central Africa and 84 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 183,609th most frequently used forename in the world, held by 1,743 people.
The surname Ngoya is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 52,114 people, or 1 in 1,418. Barring The DR Congo this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 5 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.
Ngoya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Ngoya last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Ngoya earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 29.92% less than the national average, earning R 166,536 per year and in Canada they earn 6.08% less than the national average, earning $46,664 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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