Nguu Surname

191,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nguu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nguu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,6281:28,3663,143
Vietnam5101:181,659925
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England21:27,859,030389,889
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nguu (1,499) may also be a first name.

Nguu Last Name Facts

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

Nguu (Hindi: ंगूु) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nguu.

How Common Is The Last Name Nguu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 191,038th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,302,014 people. The surname Nguu is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Nguu live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nguu is also the 200,834th most widely held first name in the world, held by 1,499 people.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,628 people, or 1 in 28,366. In Kenya Nguu is mostly found in: Kitui County, where 29 percent live, Embu County, where 25 percent live and Meru County, where 13 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Vietnam, where 23 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Nguu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Nguu last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

Nguu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.73% less than the national average, earning $35,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngueu8981/
Nguus8914/
Ngguu895/
Nguue892/
Nguuh892/
Ngu8639,140/
Ngueuh8021/
Ngqugu804/
Ngueut802/
Nguuie801/
Ngueue801/
Ngau758,729/
Nguz756,907/
Ngou752,691/
Nguh751,609/
Ngut75123/
Ngus7594/
Nggu7573/
Nguj7527/
Nghu7518/
Ngup7514/
Ngud754/
Ngux752/
Nngu752/
Nhgu751/
Ncgu751/
Nkgu751/
Hngu751/
Ngouh672,686/
Ngahu672,279/
N'Gou671,499/
Nkgau67471/
Ngout67323/
Ningu67309/
Nggau67297/
Nengu67286/
Nggou67175/
Ng'ui6778/
Ngouy6752/
Ngous6722/
Ngoup6719/
Nggus6719/
Ngaut6710/
Ngauh679/
Nggut678/
Ngheu676/
Ngaus676/
Ngush676/
Ngohu675/
'Ngau675/
N'Guz674/
Ngoud673/
Ng'au672/
Nyngu671/
Nghuy671/
Nguhy671/
Ngult671/
Nghou671/
Nghuh671/
Nghui671/
Nguss671/

Nguu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nguu in the Hindi language
ंगूुnguu-

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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 Nguu
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