Ngwika Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Ngwika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 40 | 1:519,227 | 41,500 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ngwika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwika Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngwika is found most in Cameroon. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ngwika.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwika? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,876,555th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. Ngwika is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwika reside; 87 percent reside in Central Africa and 87 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
Ngwika is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 519,227. In Cameroon Ngwika is most common in: Southwest Region, where 70 percent live, Littoral Region, where 25 percent live and Northwest Region, where 3 percent live. Excluding Cameroon Ngwika exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 11 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ng'wika | 92 | 159 | / |
| Nguika | 83 | 442 | / |
| Ngweka | 83 | 141 | / |
| Ngwica | 83 | 88 | / |
| Ngwiko | 83 | 22 | / |
| Ngwiki | 83 | 17 | / |
| Ngwuka | 83 | 15 | / |
| Nkwika | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ngbika | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngwike | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuike | 77 | 25 | / |
| Ngwueka | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nguikai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ngwekah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngcweka | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngwikoh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkwikaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwikot | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwikoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwekat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngweaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngweiki | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaikih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwiekeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nguiko | 67 | 339 | / |
| Nkuika | 67 | 95 | / |
| Ngueka | 67 | 75 | / |
| Nkwuka | 67 | 67 | / |
| Ngweke | 67 | 54 | / |
| Ngweko | 67 | 52 | / |
| Ngbiko | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nkweka | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ngwiqi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nguike | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngbike | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nguiki | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ncweka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngbiki | 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 Ngwika
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis