Nguay Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Nguay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nguay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia161:967,9475,331
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nguay (11) may also be a first name.

Nguay Last Name Facts

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

Nguay is found most frequently in Cambodia. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nguay? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Nguay live; 94 percent live in Southeast Asia and 94 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 11 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Cambodia, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 967,947. In Cambodia it is most numerous in: Kampot Province, where 31 percent live, Tboung Khmum Province, where 25 percent live and Battambang Province, where 13 percent live. Besides Cambodia it exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nguaya91208/
Nguayi91120/
Nguayu914/
Nguayo911/
Ngua899,917/
N'Guayi8321/
Nguayap833/
Nguayeh831/
Nguoaya831/
Nguey802,346/
Nguea801,144/
Nguah80721/
Nggua80281/
Ngway8039/
Nguai8028/
Ngwua805/
Nghua802/
Nguiy802/
Nguaa801/
Nguoy801/
Nguau801/
Nguaz801/
Ngbay801/
N'Gua801/
Nguoa801/
Nguayaya7721/
Nguayowa771/
Ngwaya733,321/
Ngwayi731,595/
Ngueya73800/
Nengua73639/
Ngbaya73530/
Ngueyi73432/
Ngueha73301/
Ngwayu73292/
Nguiya73222/
Ngueyo73218/
Ngbayo73178/
Ngwayo73156/
Nkuaya7396/
Ngueja7390/
Ngwaye7381/
Ngueye7373/
Ngbayu7362/
Ngquye7355/
Ngbaye7345/
Ngguai7331/
Ngueah7327/
Ngguas7312/
Ngwuja7312/
Ngouha739/
Nguiye739/
Ngkuha735/
N'Guah734/
Nguaio734/
Ngbuya734/
N'Guey732/
Ngwuya732/
N'Guea732/
N'Guat731/
Ngouea731/
Ngouey731/
Nguiyo731/
Nguoya731/
Nguaja731/
Ngueia731/
Ngquyi731/
Ngwa6727,338/
Ngui6719,721/
Ngue675,984/
Ngba67740/
Nkua67333/
Ng'waya67223/
Ngcwayi67193/
Ngwayah67141/
Ngoueha6718/
Nghwaya6717/
N'Gueye6713/
Ngoueya676/
Ninghua675/
N'Guiye674/
Ngqwayi673/
N'Guiya672/
Ngva672/
Ng'wayi671/
Ngwayeh671/
Nquy671/
Ngoueye671/
Nguiyoh671/
Nguajoh671/
Ngueyah671/
Ngueyeh671/
Ngueyoh671/
Nghuawe671/
N'Gbayi671/
N'Gwayi671/
Ngwayep671/
Ngwayet671/
Ngwayie671/
Ngwayih671/
Ngwuiyo671/
Nkuayep671/
Nenghua671/
Ngcwaye671/
Ngkwayi671/
Ngby671/

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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 Nguay
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