Ngwi Surname
Approximately 517 people bear this surname
Ngwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 373 | 1:55,681 | 7,197 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ngwi (466) may also be a first name.
Ngwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngwi occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ngwi.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ngwi is the 601,015th most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 14,095,833 people. The surname Ngwi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngwi are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ngwi is also the 394,651st most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 466 people.
This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 373 people, or 1 in 55,681. In Cameroon Ngwi is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 90 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 4 percent are found and West Region, where 3 percent are found. Barring Cameroon Ngwi exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwai | 89 | 726 | / |
| Ngwei | 89 | 326 | / |
| Ngwie | 89 | 42 | / |
| Ng'wi | 89 | 8 | / |
| Ngwih | 89 | 6 | / |
| Ngwit | 89 | 4 | / |
| Ngwui | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ngwiy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ngwii | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ngwhi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ngwije | 80 | 48 | / |
| Ngwieh | 80 | 40 | / |
| Ng'wii | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ngwuih | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nngwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngcwyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwa | 75 | 27,338 | / |
| Ngui | 75 | 19,721 | / |
| Ngwe | 75 | 14,448 | / |
| Nkwi | 75 | 122 | / |
| Ngbi | 75 | 74 | / |
| Nqwi | 75 | 11 | / |
| Ngvi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nengwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nguoi | 67 | 11,697 | / |
| Ngwej | 67 | 7,705 | / |
| Ngwey | 67 | 1,123 | / |
| Ngwee | 67 | 864 | / |
| Nkwai | 67 | 199 | / |
| Nkwei | 67 | 171 | / |
| Nkgwe | 67 | 102 | / |
| Nguih | 67 | 92 | / |
| N'Gui | 67 | 85 | / |
| Ng'ui | 67 | 78 | / |
| Ngweh | 67 | 76 | / |
| Nkwiy | 67 | 68 | / |
| Ngbai | 67 | 40 | / |
| Ngway | 67 | 39 | / |
| Ngbei | 67 | 37 | / |
| Ngwea | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ngwaa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Nguai | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ngbii | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ngwez | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ngbui | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ninggwai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ngviy | 67 | 11 | / |
| N'Gwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nggui | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngweu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nngwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngkui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngwoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nguei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nghwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nguii | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkwoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngwue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngboi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nhgwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nguiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Gwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nghui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngcwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqwoi | 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
- 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 Ngwi
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