Ngwaa Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Ngwaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ngwaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngwaa is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwaa? popularity and diffusion
Ngwaa is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. Ngwaa is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ngwaa live; 72 percent live in Central Africa and 72 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 24 percent live and The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.
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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
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