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 surname Ngwan is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwan? popularity and diffusion
Ngwan is the 327,203rd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 6,420,745 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngwan reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 904,892nd most frequent first name internationally It is held by 108 people.
The surname Ngwan is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 687 people, or 1 in 257,850. In Nigeria Ngwan is most common in: Plateau, where 75 percent live, Bauchi, where 7 percent live and Nasarawa, where 3 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 38 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
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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