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 occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ngwisa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwisa? popularity and diffusion
Ngwisa is the 3,017,195th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. Ngwisa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwisa reside; 81 percent reside in Central Africa and 81 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 610,855. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 35 percent live, Southwest Region, where 32 percent live and Littoral Region, where 29 percent live. Outside of Cameroon Ngwisa is found in 4 countries. It also occurs 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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