Ngwishe Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ngwishe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwishe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Ngwishe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ngwishe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ngwishe is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwishe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ngwishe is the 5,587,209th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwishe reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 67 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

Ngwishe is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 2,596,134. In Cameroon Ngwishe is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Cameroon Ngwishe is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwaishe931/
Gwishe924/
Ngwise923/
Ngwayishe8885/
Ngweshe86814/
Ngwisha86156/
Ngwishi8622/
Ngwashe864/
Gwaishe862/
Ngwiseh861/
Ngwisih861/
Gwise8316/
Ngwitshi805/
Ng'wiche805/
Ngwayise801/
Ngweshie801/
Ng'washe801/
Gweshe773,774/
Ngwese77954/
Gbishe77353/
Ngwisi77124/
Ngwase77121/
Ngwisa7742/
Gwisha775/
Gwaise774/
Nkwise772/
Gwishi771/
Gwiche771/
Ngwahshei751/
Ngueshe71418/
Ngwesse71329/
Ngweshi71126/
Ngwesha7177/
Nguiche7128/
Nguishi7122/
Ngwasse7118/
Ngweseh7118/
Ngweche7117/
Ngwisyo718/
Nguisse718/
Nkweshe717/
Ngwichi715/
Nqwishi715/
Nguisie713/
Nkwitse712/
Nkwashe712/
Ngwaisa712/
Ngwetse712/
Ngwissi712/
Ngwisay712/
Nguiseh711/
Kwaishe711/
Ngcwase711/
Nkwishi711/
Nkwaise711/
Nqweshe711/
Ngwesie711/
Qwaishe711/
Nkweise711/
Nngwese711/
Ngwizze711/
Ngwitsi711/
Ngwesih711/
Ngueise711/
Ngqwese711/
Gwuishi711/
Gbeishe711/
Qwishie711/
Guische711/
Nkwiche711/
Gweiser710/
Guise674,626/
Gwese671,429/
Ngwueche67438/
Gbise67271/
Gwisa6784/
Ngwez6721/
Gwisi6711/
Ngwayase674/
Ngwes673/
Ngqweshi672/
Ngwessie672/
Nguis672/
Kwise671/
Qwise671/
N'Guiche671/
Ng'wesha671/
Ngbawese671/
N'Gwasse671/
Ngwesseh671/
Ngwissio671/
Nkweitse671/
Nkwisseu671/
Kwischer670/

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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 Ngwishe
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