Ngweyah Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Ngweyah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 29 | 1:716,175 | 51,453 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Ngweyah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngweyah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngweyah is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngweyah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,543,123rd most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Ngweyah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngweyah reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 94 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 716,175. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 97 percent live and West Region, where 3 percent live. Other than Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 3 percent live and Malawi, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngweya | 92 | 340 | / |
| Ngweah | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ngwayah | 86 | 141 | / |
| Ngqweya | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ngwehya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ngweyeh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ngwiyah | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ngweeya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngueyah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngwejah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngwey | 83 | 1,123 | / |
| Ngwea | 83 | 33 | / |
| Ngueyaha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ngweyaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaya | 77 | 3,321 | / |
| Ngweyi | 77 | 1,623 | / |
| Ngueya | 77 | 800 | / |
| Ngweja | 77 | 215 | / |
| Ngweha | 77 | 164 | / |
| Ngwiya | 77 | 124 | / |
| Ngbeya | 77 | 92 | / |
| Nkweya | 77 | 82 | / |
| Ngweye | 77 | 51 | / |
| Ngwieh | 77 | 40 | / |
| Ngbeah | 77 | 28 | / |
| Ngueah | 77 | 27 | / |
| Ncweya | 77 | 17 | / |
| Ngwahu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ngweeh | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ngweyu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngwuya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngwueh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkweah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngweyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ng'waya | 71 | 223 | / |
| Nghwaya | 71 | 17 | / |
| Ngoueya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ng'wahu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ngwayeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngcweja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwajuh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwijah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwayih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngueyoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngueyeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwej | 67 | 7,705 | / |
| Nguey | 67 | 2,346 | / |
| Nguea | 67 | 1,144 | / |
| Ngbea | 67 | 1,100 | / |
| Ng'hwaya | 67 | 929 | / |
| Ngwai | 67 | 726 | / |
| Ngwei | 67 | 326 | / |
| Nkwey | 67 | 112 | / |
| Ngwau | 67 | 51 | / |
| Ngwie | 67 | 42 | / |
| Ngway | 67 | 39 | / |
| Ngwaa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ningwahy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngweu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nkwea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngwoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngwue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngh'waya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngbey | 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 Ngweyah
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