Nguiah Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nguiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nguiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nguiah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nguiah is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nguiah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nguiah? popularity and diffusion

Nguiah is the 4,307,654th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Nguiah live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 1,093,109. In Cameroon Nguiah is primarily found in: West Region, where 89 percent reside, Centre Region, where 5 percent reside and East Region, where 5 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Gabon, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nguiaha921/
Nguia911,927/
N'Guia831,032/
Nguioh8318/
Nguiha8311/
Nguyah832/
Nguiho832/
Nghiah832/
Nguiat832/
Nguias831/
Nguiap831/
Nhguia831/
Ngaijah7724/
Ngajiah7712/
Ngwijah771/
Ngaujia771/
Ngujioh771/
Nguiayi771/
Nguihop771/
Ngegiah771/
Nghia738,770/
Nguya735,348/
Ngyah73282/
Ngbia7385/
Ngeah7362/
Nguio7312/
Ngiha7310/
Ng'ia732/
Ngwia731/
Nkuia731/
Ngiea731/
Ngiho731/
Ngueahou713/
Nguyai67620/
Ngueha67301/
N'Guio67271/
Ngoiya67231/
Ngueho6742/
Ngoyia6723/
Ngaiya6720/
Nguyea6715/
Ngujja678/
Ngquya676/
Nguyad676/
Nguyoi674/
Ngheah673/
Nghiap672/
Ngehah672/
Ngweah672/
Ngayia672/
Nkuiha671/
Ngaija671/
Nguhio671/
Ngwija671/
Nggiha671/
Nghiat671/
Ngihoi671/
Ngwyah671/
Ngihat671/
Nguyoh671/
Ngujho671/
Nguijo671/

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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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  • 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 Nguiah
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