Nguh Surname

247,201st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nguh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nguh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,5211:13,6551,867
Malaysia361:819,28437,745
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nguh (21) may also be a first name.

Nguh Last Name Facts

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

Nguh is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nguh.

How Common Is The Last Name Nguh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nguh is the 247,201st most widespread family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,529,239 people. The last name Nguh is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Nguh are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nguh is also the 2,368,944th most common forename world-wide. It is borne by 21 people.

It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,521 people, or 1 in 13,655. In Cameroon Nguh is most common in: Northwest Region, where 48 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 32 percent are found and Centre Region, where 9 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Nguh Last Name Statistics demography

Nguh earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 202.73% more than the national average, earning $130,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngouh892,686/
Ngauh899/
Ngush896/
Nguuh892/
Nghuh891/
Nguhy891/
Ngu8639,140/
N'Gouh8050/
Ninguh8021/
Ngueuh8021/
Ngouha809/
Nenguh804/
Ngouhe802/
Ngusch801/
Nguchp801/
Ngauth801/
Ngau758,729/
Nguz756,907/
Ngou752,691/
Nguu752,207/
Ngut75123/
Ngus7594/
Nggu7573/
Nguj7527/
Nghu7518/
Ngup7514/
Ngud754/
Ngux752/
Nngu752/
Nhgu751/
Ncgu751/
Nkgu751/
Hngu751/
Nengguh734/
Nghoush732/
Hngoush731/
Ngahu672,279/
N'Gou671,499/
Nkgau67471/
Ngout67323/
Ningu67309/
Nggau67297/
Nengu67286/
Nggou67175/
Ngueu6781/
Ng'ui6778/
Ngouy6752/
N'Ghouch6737/
Ngous6722/
Ngoup6719/
Nggus6719/
Nguus6714/
Ngaut6710/
Nggut678/
Ngheu676/
Ngaus676/
Ngohu675/
Ngguu675/
'Ngau675/
N'Guz674/
Ngoud673/
Nguue672/
Ng'au672/
Nguss671/
Nyngu671/
Nghui671/
Nghou671/
Nghoo671/
Ngult671/
Nghuy671/

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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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  • 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 Nguh
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