Nguel Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Nguel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 89 | 1:233,360 | 23,225 |
| Congo | 59 | 1:84,561 | 7,183 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Nguel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nguel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nguel occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nguel.
How Common Is The Last Name Nguel? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,428,594th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nguel live; 79 percent live in Central Africa and 72 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 233,360. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 28 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 25 percent live and East Region, where 24 percent live. Excluding Cameroon Nguel is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 39 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngouel | 91 | 7 | / |
| Nguelt | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngel | 89 | 1,720 | / |
| Ngwouel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngoel | 80 | 73 | / |
| Ngell | 80 | 25 | / |
| Nguil | 80 | 18 | / |
| Hngel | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ngael | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ngeel | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ngbel | 80 | 2 | / |
| N'Gel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngl | 75 | 1,644 | / |
| Nengel | 73 | 510 | / |
| Ningel | 73 | 146 | / |
| Ångell | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ngguil | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngeele | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngil | 67 | 299 | / |
| Ngyl | 67 | 44 | / |
| Nggl | 67 | 3 | / |
| N'Kouel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nglp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nghl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkgl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngbl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngehgli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwel | 60 | 94 | / |
| Nkuil | 60 | 26 | / |
| Ngleh | 60 | 2 | / |
| Nglhz | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ningl | 60 | 1 | / |
| Nquil | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ngill | 60 | 1 | / |
| Nghil | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ningil | 55 | 19 | / |
| Nengil | 55 | 19 | / |
| NcGill | 55 | 5 | / |
| Hngill | 55 | 0 | / |
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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 Nguel
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