Nguera Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Nguera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nguera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania151:272,99112,403
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Nguera (57) may also be a first name.

Nguera Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nguera (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻜﺮ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nguera? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Nguera reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Nguera is also the 1,308,380th most widely held first name globally It is held by 57 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 272,991. In Mauritania Nguera is primarily concentrated in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 93 percent live and Trarza Region, where 7 percent live. Outside of Mauritania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 15 percent live and Central African Republic, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngueira9215/
Nguerra925/
Nguerap922/
Nguhera921/
Ngera911,065/
Ngueasra861/
Nguerras861/
Ngeera83225/
Nguira8394/
Nggera8388/
Ng'era8382/
Ngwera8374/
Nguero8316/
Ngerat839/
Ngerga834/
Ngetra833/
Ngerah832/
Ngbera831/
N'Gera831/
Ngerza831/
Ngerai831/
N'Gbera7719/
N'Guira775/
Nggerha775/
Ncueras773/
Nengera773/
Nguerou772/
Ng'hera772/
Ngcwera771/
Ngeerah771/
Ngwerat771/
Ngueiro771/
Nqueira771/
Ngira732,290/
Ngero731,024/
Nengerai718/
Nguirrah711/
Ngwira6769,575/
Nkwera675,803/
Ngaira675,560/
Ngiero6747/
Ngirau6733/
Ngoira6728/
Ngwero6713/
Nguiro6713/
Ngerei676/
Ngirai676/
Ngereu675/
Ngirah675/
Ngerod674/
Nqwera674/
Ncwera674/
Nghero674/
Ngiray673/
Ngayra672/
Nghira671/
Nggero671/
Ncuira671/
Ngergo671/
Ngbero671/
Ngirap671/
Ngirha671/
Ngbira671/

Nguera Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nguera in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﻜﺮankr-

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Footnotes

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