Ngw Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Singapore

Ngw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ngw (14) may also be a first name.

Ngw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngw is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Ngw live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent forename globally It is held by 14 people.

Ngw is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is most common in: Enugu, where 77 percent reside, Bauchi, where 8 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 27 percent reside and Cameroon, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwe8614,448/
Hngw863/
Nghw862/
Ngws861/
Ngcw861/
Ncgw861/
Ngwh861/
Nkgwe75102/
Ngeew757/
Nngwe753/
Nghwe752/
Nqgwe751/
Ngwph751/
Nggqw751/
N'Gwe751/
Ngv678/
Nqw677/
Nkw677/
Ngb673/
Ncw672/
Geengw671/

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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 Ngw
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