Ngwesse Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ngwesse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwesse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3171:65,5188,305
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889

Ngwesse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngwesse occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwesse? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ngwesse is the 837,371st most common last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,150,595 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ngwesse live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 317 people, or 1 in 65,518. In Cameroon Ngwesse is mostly found in: Southwest Region, where 62 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 21 percent are found and Centre Region, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwessie932/
Ngwesseh931/
Ngwese92954/
Ngweshe86814/
Nguesse86255/
Ngweseh8618/
Ngwasse8618/
Ngwessa867/
Ngwetse862/
Nkwesse861/
Nngwese861/
Ngwesie861/
Ngqwese861/
Ngwes833/
Ngouesse8032/
N'Guesse8024/
Nkwesseu807/
Ng'wessa804/
N'Gwasse801/
Nguesseh801/
Ngweshie801/
Ngwesa77829/
Ngwase77121/
Nkwese7787/
Ngbese7762/
Nguese775/
Ngwise773/
Ngwexe773/
Ngwece773/
Nguess771/
N'Gouesse7511/
Ngouessey751/
Nguessi71435/
Ngueshe71418/
Ngbease71157/
Ngweshi71126/
Ngwesha7177/
Ngwassi7127/
Ng'wesa7122/
Ngweche7117/
Nkwessi719/
Nguisse718/
Nkwessa717/
Nkweshe717/
Nkgwesa716/
Ngwissi712/
Nguessy712/
Nkuesse712/
Ngwesay712/
Ngwiseh711/
Ngcwase711/
Ngouese711/
Nguasse711/
Ngueise711/
Ngwesaa711/
Ngwesih711/
Ngwezeh711/
Ngcwece711/
Nkweise711/
Nkweseu711/
Nqweshe711/
Ngwueche67438/
Ngouessy67253/
Ngouessi67202/
Ngues6729/
Ngwez6721/
N'Gbessi6716/
Ngqweshi672/
N'Guessi671/
Ngouetse671/
Nguasseu671/
Ngwethsi671/
Ngwissio671/
Ngwasshi671/
Nkwasseu671/
Nkweitse671/
Nkwisseu671/
Nngwueze671/
Nkouesse671/
Ng'wesha671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ngwesse
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