Ngwagu Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Ngwagu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 91 | 1:581,776 | 36,762 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Ngwagu (12) may also be a first name.
Ngwagu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwagu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngwagu is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwagu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ngwagu is the 1,882,912th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwagu live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 12 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 581,776. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 93 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 4 percent live and Pwani Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Tanzania Ngwagu exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwuagu | 92 | 62 | / |
| Ngqwagu | 92 | 15 | / |
| Ng'wagu | 92 | 9 | / |
| Ngcwagu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ngcwangu | 86 | 1,154 | / |
| Nggwangu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ncgwangu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngwagoup | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngwangou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwangu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkwagu | 83 | 635 | / |
| Ngwogu | 83 | 79 | / |
| Ngbagu | 83 | 18 | / |
| Ngwegu | 83 | 17 | / |
| Ngcweangu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nguangu | 77 | 316 | / |
| Ng'wegu | 77 | 63 | / |
| Nkweagu | 77 | 53 | / |
| Nkwuagu | 77 | 20 | / |
| Ngwuogu | 77 | 20 | / |
| Nkwaegu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ngweguh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngwegou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwoghu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngweugu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngweghu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguagou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nngbagu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngkwegu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nnkwagu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuegou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwegu | 67 | 8,152 | / |
| Nkwogu | 67 | 142 | / |
| Nkuagu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nguanghou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ngwagu
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