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 has its highest incidence in Cambodia. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nguay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Nguay live; 94 percent live in Southeast Asia and 94 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Nguay is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 11 people.

It is most numerous in Cambodia, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 967,947. In Cambodia it is mostly found in: Kampot Province, where 31 percent live, Tboung Khmum Province, where 25 percent live and Battambang Province, where 13 percent live. Aside from Cambodia it exists in one country. It is also common 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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