Nguira Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Nguira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nguira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon841:247,25124,294
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Nguira (67) may also be a first name.

Nguira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nguira (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻜﻴﺮﺍ) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nguira? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,918,812th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nguira live; 81 percent live in Central Africa and 77 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nguira is also the 1,191,548th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 67 people.

The last name Nguira is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 247,251. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: East Region, where 38 percent live, Centre Region, where 29 percent live and Littoral Region, where 18 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Tunisia, where 6 percent live and The Congo, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngueira9215/
N'Guira925/
Ngira912,290/
Nguirrah861/
Ngwira8369,575/
Ngaira835,560/
Ngirau8333/
Ngoira8328/
Nguera8320/
Nguiro8313/
Ngirai836/
Ngirah835/
Ngiray833/
Ngbira831/
Ngirha831/
Ngirap831/
Ncuira831/
Nghira831/
N'Guiro77452/
Ngwirah77107/
Ngwaira7710/
Ngiroha776/
Nguirou776/
Ngoirah776/
Nguerra775/
Ngairah774/
Nguerap772/
Ngwiraa771/
Nguhera771/
Nguairo771/
Nguiroy771/
Nguirei771/
Ngairai771/
Nqueira771/
Ngueiro771/
Ngiro734,099/
Ngera731,065/
Nggairau713/
Ngwirach712/
Ngueasra711/
Nguerras711/
Ningoira711/
Ngaitrad711/
Ngirooha711/
N'Ghaira711/
Ngairo673,076/
Ngeera67225/
Ngiroo67146/
Nggera6788/
Ng'era6782/
Ngwera6774/
Nkwira6764/
Ngiero6747/
Nggiro6717/
Nguero6716/
Ngwiro6715/
Ngerat679/
Ng'iro675/
Ngerga674/
Ngiroi673/
Ngetra673/
Ngerah672/
Ngayra672/
Ngireu672/
N'Gera671/
Ngbera671/
Ngerza671/
Nghiro671/
Ngiroh671/
Ngirot671/
Ngerai671/

Nguira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nguira in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﻜﻴﺮﺍankyra-

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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 Nguira
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