Ngwen Surname
Approximately 643 people bear this surname
Ngwen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 533 | 1:38,966 | 5,218 |
| Uganda | 53 | 1:736,590 | 36,183 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Ngwen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngwen occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 509,082nd most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 11,333,664 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwen reside; 87 percent reside in Central Africa and 87 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
Ngwen is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 533 people, or 1 in 38,966. In Cameroon Ngwen is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 49 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 22 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 8 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwene | 91 | 378 | / |
| Ngweun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngwn | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ngwouen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngwengh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nguen | 80 | 79,185 | / |
| Ngwem | 80 | 680 | / |
| Ngwin | 80 | 89 | / |
| Nkwen | 80 | 49 | / |
| Ngwne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngben | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkgwn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nghwn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwengue | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nghuen | 73 | 701 | / |
| Ngouen | 73 | 494 | / |
| Ngwain | 73 | 352 | / |
| Nguenn | 73 | 18 | / |
| Nguaen | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ngwine | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ngwuem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkwien | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkween | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngueen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwina | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ngouend | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ngoueng | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngkueng | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkwn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqwn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncwn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqgwina | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Gouen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nggwain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguehen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngw'ina | 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 Ngwen
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