Ngwafa Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Ngwafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Ngwafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngwafa occurs most in Cameroon. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwafa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Ngwafa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Ngwafa are found; 44 percent are found in Central Africa and 44 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
Ngwafa is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 75 percent live and Southwest Region, where 25 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 44 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwafah | 92 | 9 | / |
| Gwafa | 91 | 758 | / |
| Gwaifa | 83 | 14 | / |
| Ngwefa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ngwafe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ngwafi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaffo | 77 | 8 | / |
| Gwafooa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwafuo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwafoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwafeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngweufa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwefah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwefaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbafa | 73 | 1,553 | / |
| Kwafa | 73 | 54 | / |
| Guafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghwaifah | 71 | 11 | / |
| Ngwaifes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaafes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwaifa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Gbafaa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kwaffa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nguafo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngbafe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gbaffa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwapha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gweufa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbaifa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngbofa | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Ngwafa
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