Ngwegu Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Ngwegu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Ngwegu (10) may also be a first name.
Ngwegu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwegu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngwegu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ngwegu.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwegu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ngwegu is the 4,772,636th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwegu live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria Ngwegu is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 94 percent reside and Benue, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ng'wegu | 92 | 63 | / |
| Ngweguh | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ngweugu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngwegou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngweghu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngkwegu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuegou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngwegueu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkwegu | 83 | 8,152 | / |
| Ngwagu | 83 | 97 | / |
| Ngwogu | 83 | 79 | / |
| Ngbegu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngcweangu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkweagu | 77 | 53 | / |
| Nguegou | 77 | 41 | / |
| Nkwuegu | 77 | 20 | / |
| Nkwoegu | 77 | 20 | / |
| Ngqwagu | 77 | 15 | / |
| Ng'wagu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Nkwaegu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Nkweegu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nnkwegu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngcwagu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkwegut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwoghu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkweugu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkweygu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngouegou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nguegouh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ngueghou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwwoegu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwagu | 67 | 635 | / |
| Nkwogu | 67 | 142 | / |
| Nkuegu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngouegueu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuegou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nguagou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nnkwagu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nkouegou | 57 | 2 | / |
| Nguogheu | 57 | 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 Ngwegu
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