Ngwesse Surname
Approximately 329 people bear this surname
Ngwesse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 317 | 1:65,518 | 8,305 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
Ngwesse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwesse Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngwesse is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwesse? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 837,371st most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 22,150,595 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ngwesse live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 317 people, or 1 in 65,518. In Cameroon it is most common in: Southwest Region, where 62 percent live, Littoral Region, where 21 percent live and Centre Region, where 13 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwessie | 93 | 2 | / |
| Ngwesseh | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ngwese | 92 | 954 | / |
| Ngweshe | 86 | 814 | / |
| Nguesse | 86 | 255 | / |
| Ngweseh | 86 | 18 | / |
| Ngwasse | 86 | 18 | / |
| Ngwessa | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ngwetse | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nkwesse | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nngwese | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngwesie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwese | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngwes | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ngouesse | 80 | 32 | / |
| N'Guesse | 80 | 24 | / |
| Nkwesseu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ng'wessa | 80 | 4 | / |
| N'Gwasse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nguesseh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngweshie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwesa | 77 | 829 | / |
| Ngwase | 77 | 121 | / |
| Nkwese | 77 | 87 | / |
| Ngbese | 77 | 62 | / |
| Nguese | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ngwise | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngwexe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngwece | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nguess | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Gouesse | 75 | 11 | / |
| Ngouessey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nguessi | 71 | 435 | / |
| Ngueshe | 71 | 418 | / |
| Ngbease | 71 | 157 | / |
| Ngweshi | 71 | 126 | / |
| Ngwesha | 71 | 77 | / |
| Ngwassi | 71 | 27 | / |
| Ng'wesa | 71 | 22 | / |
| Ngweche | 71 | 17 | / |
| Nkwessi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nguisse | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nkwessa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nkweshe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nkgwesa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ngwissi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nguessy | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nkuesse | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngwesay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngwiseh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngcwase | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngouese | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nguasse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngueise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwesaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwesih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwezeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngcwece | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkweise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkweseu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nqweshe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwueche | 67 | 438 | / |
| Ngouessy | 67 | 253 | / |
| Ngouessi | 67 | 202 | / |
| Ngues | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ngwez | 67 | 21 | / |
| N'Gbessi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ngqweshi | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Guessi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngouetse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguasseu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwethsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwissio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwasshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwasseu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkweitse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwisseu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nngwueze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkouesse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wesha | 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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- 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 Ngwesse
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