Ngwese Surname

375,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ngwese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon8121:25,5783,487
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ngwese (87) may also be a first name.

Ngwese Last Name Facts

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

Ngwese is most common in Cameroon. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwese? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ngwese is the 375,258th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,638,937 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ngwese are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,024,927th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 87 people.

The last name Ngwese is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 812 people, or 1 in 25,578. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 78 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 7 percent reside and Centre Region, where 6 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Ngwese Last Name Statistics demography

Ngwese earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 42.6% more than the national average, earning $61,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngweshe92814/
Ngwesse92329/
Ngweseh9218/
Ngwetse922/
Ngqwese921/
Ngwesie921/
Nngwese921/
Ngwes913/
Ngwessie862/
Ngweshie861/
Ngwesseh861/
Ngwesa83829/
Ngweze83180/
Ngwase83121/
Nkwese8387/
Ngbese8362/
Ngweje8344/
Ngwesi8312/
Nguese835/
Ngwege834/
Ngwise833/
Ngwece833/
Ngwexe833/
Ngwezhe77478/
Ngueshe77418/
Nguesse77255/
Ngbease77157/
Ngweshi77126/
Ngwesha7777/
Ngwueze7747/
Ng'wesa7722/
Ngwasse7718/
Ngweche7717/
Ngwessa777/
Nkweshe777/
Nkgwesa776/
Ngwezie773/
Ngwegeh773/
Ngwesay772/
Ngouese771/
Ngueise771/
Ngwedje771/
Ngweger771/
Ngwejei771/
Ngwesaa771/
Ngwesih771/
Ngwezeh771/
Ngwiseh771/
Nkweise771/
Nkweseu771/
Nkwesse771/
Nqweshe771/
Ngcwase771/
Ngcwece771/
Ngues7329/
Ngwez7321/
Ngwueche71438/
Ngouesse7132/
N'Guesse7124/
Nkwesseu717/
Ng'wessa714/
Ngqweshi712/
Ng'wesha711/
Ngouetse711/
Nguesseh711/
N'Gwasse711/
Ngwethsi711/
Nkweitse711/
Nngwueze711/
Ngweji675,513/
Ngwasi671,113/
Ngwezi67759/
Ngbeze67321/
Ngueze67211/
Ngwisi67124/
Ngweza67112/
Nkwesi6780/
Ngwije6748/
Nkwesa6746/
Ngwisa6742/
Nkuese6734/
Nkwase6733/
Nkwescheu6725/
Ngbesi6722/
Nggues6720/
Nguesi6719/
Nkwege6716/
Nkweze6713/
N'Gouesse6711/
Ngbege678/
Ngwaze676/
Ngwige674/
Ngwasy673/
Nkwise672/
Ngwize672/
Nqwase672/
N'Gues671/
Nguess671/
Ngouessey671/
Ngueje671/
Ngwetchep671/
Ncwase671/

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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 Ngwese
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