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
The surname Ngwah occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ngwah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ngwah is the 453,475th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 9,742,708 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwah are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
Ngwah is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 727 people, or 1 in 28,568. In Cameroon Ngwah is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 59 percent live, Southwest Region, where 21 percent live and Centre Region, where 11 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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