Ngwaka Surname
Approximately 1,017 people bear this surname
Ngwaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 486 | 1:364,491 | 19,517 |
| DR Congo | 328 | 1:225,243 | 21,937 |
| Cameroon | 196 | 1:105,965 | 12,437 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ngwaka (80) may also be a first name.
Ngwaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngwaka is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ngwaka.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwaka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 356,968th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 7,165,729 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwaka reside; 52 percent reside in Central Africa and 52 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,075,395th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 80 people.
Ngwaka is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 486 people, or 1 in 364,491. In Nigeria Ngwaka is most common in: Enugu, where 80 percent reside, Lagos, where 5 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 3 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Ngwaka occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 32 percent reside and Cameroon, where 19 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwakah | 92 | 75 | / |
| Ng'waka | 92 | 5 | / |
| Ngqwaka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngweaka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngwakaha | 86 | 109 | / |
| Ngwako | 83 | 2,576 | / |
| Ngwaqa | 83 | 615 | / |
| Nguaka | 83 | 200 | / |
| Ngweka | 83 | 141 | / |
| Nkwaka | 83 | 62 | / |
| Ngwake | 83 | 55 | / |
| Ngwaki | 83 | 46 | / |
| Ngwaca | 83 | 32 | / |
| Ngwoka | 83 | 15 | / |
| Nkwakap | 77 | 29 | / |
| Ngwakeu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ngwueka | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ngbauka | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ngqwaki | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ngbeaka | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nkwakha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngwekah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngwakou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngcweka | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nguakea | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkwakay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwakii | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuako | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Gbaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwakuo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwakio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguakaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwakui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwacker | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nkgwakou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaikih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwoke | 67 | 4,079 | / |
| Ngboka | 67 | 719 | / |
| Nkwoka | 67 | 179 | / |
| Nkuaka | 67 | 55 | / |
| Ngweko | 67 | 52 | / |
| Nkwako | 67 | 49 | / |
| Nkweka | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nkwake | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nguako | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nqwaki | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nguatkhai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngwacheah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nqwako | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkwaqa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nguoka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngwoko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ncweka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqwaca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nehngwoka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguaqa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqwaqa | 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 Ngwaka
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