Nguefah Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Nguefah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 75 | 1:276,921 | 26,437 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Nguefah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nguefah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nguefah occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nguefah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,168,711th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nguefah are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 276,921. In Cameroon Nguefah is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 53 percent reside, West Region, where 43 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nguefa | 92 | 112 | / |
| Ngefah | 92 | 85 | / |
| Nguefa'ah | 88 | 1 | / |
| N'Guefa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ngueffa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ngouefa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ngwefah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nguefoh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nguefha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngefa | 83 | 332 | / |
| N'Gueffa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nguefaut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nguefo | 77 | 359 | / |
| Nguifa | 77 | 13 | / |
| Ngwefa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ngifah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngefai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngeffa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngueffo | 71 | 289 | / |
| Ngaifah | 71 | 38 | / |
| Ngouefo | 71 | 20 | / |
| Ngwefas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nguefoo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngweufa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nengefa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwifah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwefaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngoueffo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ngifa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nkoueffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwifaah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngefo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nghefouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngueffou | 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
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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 Nguefah
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