Ngwah Surname
Approximately 748 people bear this surname
Ngwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 727 | 1:28,568 | 3,868 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
Ngwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngwah is found most in Cameroon. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ngwah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ngwah is the 453,475th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,742,708 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwah live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 727 people, or 1 in 28,568. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 59 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 21 percent are found and Centre Region, where 11 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwaah | 91 | 50 | / |
| Ngwaha | 91 | 22 | / |
| Ngwahu | 91 | 10 | / |
| Ngweah | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nngwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaih | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngwahe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngwach | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngwath | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngwa | 89 | 27,338 | / |
| Ningwah | 83 | 14 | / |
| Ng'wahu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ngwai | 80 | 726 | / |
| Nguah | 80 | 721 | / |
| Nkwah | 80 | 452 | / |
| Ngwoh | 80 | 347 | / |
| Ngwad | 80 | 51 | / |
| Ngwau | 80 | 51 | / |
| Ngway | 80 | 39 | / |
| Ngwea | 80 | 33 | / |
| Ngwaa | 80 | 29 | / |
| N'Gwa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ngwua | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ngwoa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nhgwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ngwas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ningwahy | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ngbeah | 73 | 28 | / |
| Ngueah | 73 | 27 | / |
| Nkwash | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nkwaha | 73 | 4 | / |
| N'Guah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nyngwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nngwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwass | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngua | 67 | 9,917 | / |
| Nkwa | 67 | 3,544 | / |
| Ngwo | 67 | 1,011 | / |
| Ngba | 67 | 740 | / |
| Nqwa | 67 | 319 | / |
| Nkwaach | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nehngwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nenghwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ningkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwuaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncwa | 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 Ngwah
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