Ngwefa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Ngwefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ngwefa (212) may also be a first name.
Ngwefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngwefa occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwefa? popularity and diffusion
Ngwefa is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Ngwefa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwefa are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 100 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ngwefa is also the 620,917th most common first name world-wide It is held by 212 people.
The surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon Ngwefa is most common in: West Region, where 60 percent live, Littoral Region, where 20 percent live and Northwest Region, where 20 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwefas | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ngweufa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngwefah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngwefaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nguefa | 83 | 112 | / |
| Ngwafa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Ngwifa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngwefi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nguefah | 77 | 76 | / |
| Ngwafah | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ngwefeh | 77 | 4 | / |
| N'Guefa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngueffa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngouefa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nguefha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngweffi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngweffo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwefot | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwefuo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwifah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwifaah | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Gueffa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nguefo | 67 | 359 | / |
| Nguifa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nguefe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngwife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwefi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguefi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguefa'ah | 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 Ngwefa
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