Nguele Surname

44,822nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Gabon

Nguele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nguele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon9,7271:2,135219
Gabon1,2631:1,496252
Congo4811:10,3721,413
France501:1,328,454133,611
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

The alternate forms: Nguelè (1) are calculated separately.

Nguele (328) may also be a first name.

Nguele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nguele is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Nguelè. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nguele? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 44,822nd most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 628,887 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nguele are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 75 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 484,112th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 328 people.

The last name Nguele is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 9,727 people, or 1 in 2,135. In Cameroon Nguele is most common in: Centre Region, where 46 percent live, East Region, where 23 percent live and South Region, where 23 percent live. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Gabon, where 11 percent live and The Congo, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nguelè941/
Nguelet921,174/
Ngouele921,120/
N'Guele9244/
Nguelei923/
Nguelee922/
Nguelea921/
Ngueled921/
Ngueleh921/
Ngueler921/
Ngueley921/
Nnguele921/
Ngwuele921/
Ngele9113,395/
Ngouelet865/
Ngueless862/
Nguele'e861/
N'Guelet861/
Ngwele834,580/
Ngiele831,830/
Ngelea83793/
Ngueli83691/
Ngbele83496/
Nguile83186/
Ng'ele8399/
Ngeles8387/
Nggele8368/
Ngelle8349/
Ngeleh8346/
Nkuele8327/
Nguely8314/
Nghele833/
N'Gele832/
Ngelee832/
Nngele832/
Ngeleu832/
Ngehle832/
Ngelei831/
Ngelet831/
Ngeley831/
Ngelie831/
Ngesle831/
Ngetle831/
Ngeele831/
Nguyle831/
Nëgele831/
Nqgele831/
Nkgele831/
Ngle8011/
Nengele7772/
Ngqwele7758/
Ngelech7756/
Ngcwele7731/
Ng'wele7724/
Nguelai7717/
Ngw'ele779/
Nkouele775/
Nguilet775/
Nngwele774/
Ngoueli774/
Ngueloy774/
Ng'hele772/
Ngelesh772/
Ngweleh772/
N'Gbele772/
Ngwetle772/
Ngweele771/
Ngouely771/
Nguileh771/
Ngeleah771/
Ngeless771/
Ngheleu771/
Ngbelei771/
Ngehleh771/
N'Guile771/
Nkgwele771/
Ngweley771/
Ngela733,511/
Ngeli731,152/
Ngile73523/
Ngeel732/
Ngleh732/
Hngle731/
Ngely731/
Ng'elesh715/
N'Guelaj714/
N'Guiley711/
Ng'heele711/
Ngouhile711/
Nguissel711/
Nguilech711/
Ngielech711/
Nguili671,026/
Ngaile67988/
Nkwele67692/
Ngweli67486/
Ngelai67454/
Nggela67257/
Ngiela67247/
Nkuela67194/
Ngbeli67163/
Ngoile67161/
Ngwela67153/
Ngwile67128/
Nggeli67106/
Nqwele6780/
Ngelia6771/
Ngelya6762/
Ngesil6756/
Ngiley6734/
Ngilei6734/
Ngille6723/
Ngiler6721/
Ngelio6713/
Ngilea679/
Nghela679/
Ncwele679/
Ngelit676/
Ng'ela675/
Ngileh675/
Ngeela674/
Nguily674/
Ngilet674/
Ngelis673/
Nkgela673/
Nghile672/
Ngelay672/
Nkghle672/
Ngehla671/
Ngelaa671/
Ngelih671/
Ngwely671/
Nkueli671/
Ng'eli671/
Ngilee671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nguele
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