Nguem Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nguem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nguem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2231:93,13511,132
England91:6,190,895170,599
Senegal71:2,082,7634,662
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nguem (26) may also be a first name.

Nguem Last Name Facts

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

Nguem has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nguem.

How Common Is The Last Name Nguem? popularity and diffusion

Nguem is the 1,035,555th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,989,901 people. The surname Nguem occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Nguem are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 90 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 26 people.

The surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 223 people, or 1 in 93,135. In Cameroon Nguem is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 37 percent are found, Centre Region, where 28 percent are found and South Region, where 23 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent are found and Senegal, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngueme91451/
Ngouem91207/
N'Guem9199/
Ngueam914/
Ngwuem911/
Nguhem911/
Ngem89810/
Ngoueme83375/
Nguemne8394/
Nguemhe8378/
N'Gouem831/
Ngueime831/
Nguetme831/
Nguen8079,185/
Ngeme801,893/
Ngwem80680/
Ngiem80529/
Nguim8097/
Ngbem804/
Ngeem802/
Nkuem802/
Ngemq802/
Nghem801/
Ngvem801/
Ngemh801/
Nguemgne77276/
Nguemgue7721/
Ngueng733,396/
Nghuen73701/
Ngouen73494/
Nguend73332/
Ngieme73270/
Ngweme73194/
Nengem73144/
Nguime73115/
Ngemhe7342/
Ngqune7320/
Nguenn7318/
Ngheim7314/
Nguaen737/
Ningem736/
N'Guim736/
Nggeme734/
Nkueme732/
Nguymn732/
Ngveme731/
Nkouem731/
Nguent731/
Ngheem731/
Ngueen731/
Nqueme731/
Ngeeme731/
Ngim676,069/
Ngen671,638/
Ngingue67140/
Ngne67110/
Ngengue6717/
Ngym6717/
Ngouend6716/
Ngoueng678/
Nqum677/
Ngkueng674/
Ng'weme674/
Nguenne673/
Nguimne672/
Ngqweme671/
Ngwouen671/
Nghhiem671/
Nenghem671/
Ngouhim671/
Nguinne671/
Nguehen671/
N'Gouen671/

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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
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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 Nguem
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