Ngwan Surname
Approximately 1,135 people bear this surname
Ngwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 687 | 1:257,850 | 14,842 |
| Cameroon | 435 | 1:47,745 | 6,250 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Ngwan (108) may also be a first name.
Ngwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngwan occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 327,203rd most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,420,745 people. The last name Ngwan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngwan reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ngwan is also the 904,892nd most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 108 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 687 people, or 1 in 257,850. In Nigeria Ngwan is most frequent in: Plateau, where 75 percent are found, Bauchi, where 7 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 38 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwane | 91 | 22,391 | / |
| Ngwain | 91 | 352 | / |
| Nghwan | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ngwann | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngwand | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wane | 83 | 395 | / |
| Ngqwane | 83 | 197 | / |
| Ngcwane | 83 | 179 | / |
| N'Gwane | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ngwahan | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ngwaune | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngwa'ne | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngw'ane | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nggwain | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaing | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nqgwane | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkgwane | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwang | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngwanne | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngwatyn | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkwan | 80 | 613 | / |
| Nguan | 80 | 550 | / |
| Ngban | 80 | 317 | / |
| Ngvan | 80 | 247 | / |
| Ngwam | 80 | 50 | / |
| Ngwon | 80 | 16 | / |
| Ningkwan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngingwan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ncwane | 73 | 5,419 | / |
| Nkwain | 73 | 5,096 | / |
| Nkwane | 73 | 4,434 | / |
| Nguaan | 73 | 40 | / |
| Ncwang | 73 | 39 | / |
| N'Gban | 73 | 37 | / |
| Nqwane | 73 | 24 | / |
| Nghuan | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nkwand | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngwone | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngwoun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngbain | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngwoon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngcwam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkwann | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngbaan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwgon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngweun | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Guan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nghban | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nguean | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nqwain | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngbaun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngqukwane | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ngquqwane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwandowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Gbain | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ngkuang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngguang | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkwagne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngouhan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nckwane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngvaane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwanng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguehewang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqwanne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngbahan | 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 Ngwan
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