Nguala Surname

57,301st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nguala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nguala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6,6421:11,1231,378
Angola2,1691:12,4431,529
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France21:33,211,361423,184
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nguala (54) may also be a first name.

Nguala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nguala is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nguala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 57,301st most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 824,476 people. Nguala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nguala are found; 75 percent are found in Central Africa and 75 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 54 people.

Nguala is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 6,642 people, or 1 in 11,123. Beside The DR Congo this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 25 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngguala926/
Ngwuala925/
Nguaila923/
N'Guala922/
Ngquala921/
Nguaula921/
Nggualat863/
Nenguala861/
Ngquwala861/
Ngwala831,886/
Ngbala83466/
Nkuala83151/
Ngualo8349/
Nquala831/
Ngueallah801/
Ng'wala771,314/
Ngqwala77912/
N'Gbala77193/
Ngwaila7798/
Ngwalai7711/
Ngwalah773/
Ngwalla773/
Ngwahla772/
Ngbalea771/
Ngwaala771/
Ngbaula771/
Ngbalia771/
Ngueila771/
Nguoula771/
Nguolah771/
Nggwala771/
N'Gballa7119/
Nghwahla711/
Ng'walla711/
Ngualohe711/
Ngwahala711/
Ngwalo673,541/
Ngbalo67298/
Nkwala67191/
Nqwala67141/
Ngbola6759/
Ncwala671/

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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 Nguala
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