Ngwang Surname

109,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ngwang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4,1561:4,997599
Nigeria671:2,643,92285,652
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England131:4,286,005132,302
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Ngwang (101) may also be a first name.

Ngwang Last Name Facts

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

Ngwang (Tibetan: ངག་དབང་) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwang? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 109,072nd most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,707,485 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngwang reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 940,641st most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 101 people.

Ngwang is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 4,156 people, or 1 in 4,997. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 62 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 11 percent reside and Centre Region, where 10 percent reside. Besides Cameroon it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Ngwang Last Name Statistics demography

Ngwang earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.1% more than the national average, earning $51,391 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkgwang92378/
Ngqwang921/
Ngwaing921/
Ngwaang921/
Nguang83179/
Nkwang8387/
Ncwang8339/
Ngbang8319/
Ngwong8315/
Ngkuang774/
Ngguang773/
Ngueang771/
Nkwanng771/
Nguehewang751/
Nkwangue7128/
Ninguang714/
Nguong67107/
Ngbong6781/
Ncuang674/
Ninghuang673/
Ngvong671/
Nkwouhang671/
Ngueing6214/
Nkwanke622/
Nguamgue578/

Ngwang Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ngwang in the Tibetan language
ངག་དབང་ngawang-

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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 Ngwang
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