Ngwisa Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Ngwisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 34 | 1:610,855 | 46,287 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ngwisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngwisa is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwisa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,017,195th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Ngwisa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwisa reside; 81 percent reside in Central Africa and 81 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 610,855. In Cameroon Ngwisa is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 35 percent live, Southwest Region, where 32 percent live and Littoral Region, where 29 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 10 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwisha | 92 | 156 | / |
| Ngwisah | 92 | 17 | / |
| Ngwaisa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ngwisay | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ngwitsa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaisap | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngwesa | 83 | 829 | / |
| Ngwisi | 83 | 124 | / |
| Ngwica | 83 | 88 | / |
| Ngwiso | 83 | 65 | / |
| Nguisa | 83 | 62 | / |
| Nkwisa | 83 | 21 | / |
| Ngwiza | 83 | 16 | / |
| Ngwise | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ngwija | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngwesia | 77 | 89 | / |
| Ngwesha | 77 | 77 | / |
| Ngwicha | 77 | 63 | / |
| Ngwishi | 77 | 22 | / |
| Ng'wesa | 77 | 22 | / |
| Ngbaisa | 77 | 21 | / |
| Ngwishe | 77 | 12 | / |
| Ng'wiza | 77 | 12 | / |
| Ngwisyo | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ngwessa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nkgwesa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ngwezia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nguissa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngwesah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngwetsa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngwesay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngwissi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngwisho | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nguisaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwitso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwitsi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwisih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaiza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwizha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguisah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguisha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwesaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwijah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwiseh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwetsha | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ngwitshi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ng'wessa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ng'wesha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwissio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwessah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nguissai | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Guissa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwichap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaishe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwese | 67 | 954 | / |
| Ngwijo | 67 | 223 | / |
| Ngweja | 67 | 215 | / |
| Ngweza | 67 | 112 | / |
| Ngcwetsha | 67 | 101 | / |
| Nkwija | 67 | 75 | / |
| Nkwisi | 67 | 75 | / |
| Nguisi | 67 | 49 | / |
| Ngweso | 67 | 47 | / |
| Nkwesa | 67 | 46 | / |
| Nguiza | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ngbisi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ngwexa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nguesa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngbiza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkwise | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkwixa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkwisy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngbesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwizo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguissaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncwija | 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 Ngwisa
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