Ngwo Surname
Approximately 1,011 people bear this surname
Ngwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 647 | 1:32,101 | 4,330 |
| Nigeria | 295 | 1:600,484 | 28,761 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ngwo (37) may also be a first name.
Ngwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngwo is found most in Cameroon. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 358,623rd most widespread last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,208,255 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwo reside; 71 percent reside in Central Africa and 70 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 37 people.
The surname Ngwo is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 647 people, or 1 in 32,101. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 71 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 24 percent are found and Centre Region, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon Ngwo exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 29 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwoh | 89 | 347 | / |
| Ngwuo | 89 | 9 | / |
| Ngwos | 89 | 4 | / |
| Ngwoa | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ngwoo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkgwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ngwop | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ngwa | 75 | 27,338 | / |
| Nkwo | 75 | 4,960 | / |
| Ngbo | 75 | 3,155 | / |
| Nguo | 75 | 1,232 | / |
| Ngvo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nguoi | 67 | 11,697 | / |
| Ngwah | 67 | 748 | / |
| N'Gbo | 67 | 572 | / |
| Nkwuo | 67 | 475 | / |
| Nkwoh | 67 | 88 | / |
| Nguoj | 67 | 67 | / |
| Ngwad | 67 | 51 | / |
| Ngwaa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ngboo | 67 | 28 | / |
| Nkwot | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nguoh | 67 | 18 | / |
| N'Gwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ngkuo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ngweu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngwua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nngbo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkwou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nqwot | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkwoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngboi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nhgwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nguoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngboj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwadowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnqwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nghbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nihngwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngvuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngvoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguoy | 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
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- 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 Ngwo
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