Nguak Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Nguak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Cambodia | 5 | 1:3,097,429 | 8,690 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
Nguak (17) may also be a first name.
Nguak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nguak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nguak is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nguak? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nguak is the 2,909,720th most frequent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Nguak occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 84 percent of Nguak reside; 84 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 84 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,694,839th most common forename throughout the world It is held by 17 people.
The surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 214,572. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: East New Britain, where 74 percent live, West New Britain, where 13 percent live and Madang, where 11 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 11 percent live and Malaysia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngkuak | 91 | 4 | / |
| Guak | 89 | 32 | / |
| Ngwak | 80 | 44 | / |
| Nguac | 80 | 11 | / |
| Nguok | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ghuak | 80 | 4 | / |
| Guake | 80 | 3 | / |
| Guack | 80 | 2 | / |
| Guahk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwake | 73 | 55 | / |
| Nguoke | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ghuake | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guauke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkuake | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guaske | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quak | 67 | 1,191 | / |
| Kuak | 67 | 1,148 | / |
| Ngwuoke | 67 | 400 | / |
| Gwak | 67 | 374 | / |
| Guok | 67 | 334 | / |
| Cuak | 67 | 78 | / |
| Guac | 67 | 38 | / |
| Gvak | 67 | 38 | / |
| Guag | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nguague | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngwouke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Guaq | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ghouhak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guakova | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Nguak
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