Ngwanah Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ngwanah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwanah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon371:561,32643,620
United States151:24,163,929685,360
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ngwanah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ngwanah Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ngwanah is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwanah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,661,929th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Ngwanah reside; 70 percent reside in Central Africa and 70 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

Ngwanah is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 561,326. In Cameroon Ngwanah is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 89 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 5 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon Ngwanah is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Ngwanah Last Name Statistics demography

Ngwanah earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 70.79% less than the national average, earning $12,604 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwana924,328/
Nngwana8674/
Nghwana8663/
Ngwenah8646/
Ngcwana8629/
Ngwanoh8611/
Ngwagna864/
Ngqwana863/
Ng'wana862/
Ngwanad862/
Ngkwana861/
Ngwatna861/
Ngwaina861/
Ngwanat861/
Ngwanea861/
Ngwanna861/
Ngwhana861/
Ngwuana861/
Ngwanha861/
Ngwaena861/
Ngwangna802/
Nqugwana801/
Ng'wanga801/
Ngwangoh801/
Ngcwanau801/
Ngquwana801/
Nkwana779,532/
Ngwena773,307/
Ncwana771,031/
Ngbana77184/
Nguana7789/
Ngwano7720/
Ngwona775/
Nqwana772/
Ngqukwana7567/
Ngquqwana753/
Ngwatgnat752/
Ngingwana751/
Ngqugwana751/
Ngwangnat751/
Ngwango71164/
Ncwanga7156/
Ngwanou7138/
Ngwuona7138/
Ngbaina7122/
Ng'wena7117/
Nkgwena714/
N'Gbana713/
Nkcwana712/
Ngwenay712/
Ng'wano712/
Nqwanga712/
Nguanai711/
Nckwana711/
Ngweyna711/
Ngwanei711/
Ngwenoh711/
Nguanna711/
Nkwanna711/
Nquwana711/
Nghwena711/
Nguanea711/
Ngcwango6718/
Ng'weina679/
Nquqwana674/
Nqukwana672/
Ngquanga671/
Nkwannaa671/
Ngwangoy671/
Ngwangou671/
Ngwagnou671/
Ngwenouh671/
Ngbahana671/

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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
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  • 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 Ngwanah
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