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) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nguu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nguu? popularity and diffusion

Nguu is the 191,038th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,302,014 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Nguu reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nguu is also the 200,834th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 1,499 people.

Nguu is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,628 people, or 1 in 28,366. In Kenya Nguu is most frequent in: Kitui County, where 29 percent reside, Embu County, where 25 percent reside and Meru County, where 13 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Vietnam, where 23 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Nguu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Nguu surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Nguu are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% being 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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