Ngwa Surname

20,009th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ngwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon24,7941:83860
Gabon8591:2,199375
DR Congo8551:86,4099,889
Nigeria3701:478,76424,094
United States2441:1,485,487101,350
England791:705,29239,851
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
China51:273,464,31313,838
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

Ngwa (676) may also be a first name.

Ngwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngwa is most common in Cameroon. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ngwa is the 20,009th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 266,572 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ngwa reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ngwa is also the 318,733rd most widespread first name world-wide, held by 676 people.

This last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 24,794 people, or 1 in 838. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 57 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 23 percent are found and Centre Region, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this last name is found in 43 countries. It is also common in Gabon, where 3 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Ngwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ngwa last name are 9.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.76% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ngwa earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 40.38% less than the national average, earning R 141,684 per year and in United States they earn 1.58% less than the national average, earning $42,466 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwah89748/
Ngwai89726/
Ngwau8951/
Ngwad8951/
Ngway8939/
Ngwea8933/
Ngwaa8929/
N'Gwa8910/
Ngwua895/
Ngwoa893/
Nhgwa892/
Ngwas891/
Ngqwa891/
Ngwaah8050/
Ngwaha8022/
Ngwahu8010/
Ngweah802/
Nyngwa801/
Ng'wad801/
Ngwath801/
Ngwach801/
Ngwahe801/
Ngwaih801/
Ngwass801/
Nngwah801/
Nngwai801/
Ng'wai801/
Ngwe7514,448/
Ngua759,917/
Nkwa753,544/
Ngwo751,011/
Ngba75740/
Ngwi75517/
Nqwa75319/
Ngva752/
Ncwa751/
Ningwah7314/
Ng'wahu734/
Nehngwa732/
Ningkwa731/
Nenghwa731/
Ngwej677,705/
Nguea671,144/
Ngwey671,123/
Ngbea671,100/
Ngwee67864/
Nguah67721/
Nkwah67452/
Ngwoh67347/
Ngwei67326/
Nggua67281/
Nkwai67199/
N'Gba67139/
Ngbau67110/
Nkgwe67102/
Ngweh6776/
Nkwaj6756/
Ngbaa6749/
Ngwie6742/
Ngbai6740/
Nkwua6736/
Nguai6728/
Nkwaa6724/
Nkwas6722/
Ngwez6721/
Nguay6717/
Ninggwai6714/
Ngwuo679/
Ng'wi678/
Ningwahy678/
Ngweu676/
Ngwih676/
Nkwad676/
Ngwos674/
Ngwit674/
Nkwea673/
Ngwui673/
Nngwe673/
Ngh'waya672/
Nkway672/
Ngwue672/
Nghua672/
Nghwe672/
Ngwoo671/
Nkgba671/
Ngwwe671/
Nngba671/
Ngwadowa671/
Nguaa671/
Nqwaz671/
Nguau671/
Nguayowa671/
Nguaz671/
Nguejowa671/
Ngbay671/
N'Gua671/
N'Gwe671/
Ngwep671/
Ngwge671/
Ngwhi671/
Ngwii671/
Ngwiy671/
Ngwop671/
Nkwoa671/
Nguoa671/
Nqgwe671/
Nkgwo671/
Ngcwe671/
Ngkwe671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ngwa
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