Ngwu Surname
Approximately 37,712 people bear this surname
Ngwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 37,514 | 1:4,722 | 631 |
| United States | 90 | 1:4,027,321 | 218,060 |
| England | 44 | 1:1,266,320 | 57,817 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Ngwu (800) may also be a first name.
Ngwu Demographics
Ngwu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Ngwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngwu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 14,773rd most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 193,242 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 289,333rd most commonly held given name throughout the world, borne by 800 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 37,514 people, or 1 in 4,722. In Nigeria Ngwu is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 53 percent are found, Anambra, where 16 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 5 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Ngwu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Ngwu last name is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Ngwu surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.82% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ngwu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 161.06% more than the national average, earning R 620,376 per year and in United States they earn 2.03% less than the national average, earning $42,273 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwau | 89 | 51 | / |
| Ngwuh | 89 | 18 | / |
| Ngweu | 89 | 6 | / |
| Ngwui | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nngwu | 89 | 2 | / |
| N'Gwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ngwahu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ngwuth | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ngwuih | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ngwwuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngqcwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwguu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkwu | 75 | 25 | / |
| Ngbu | 75 | 12 | / |
| Nqwu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ngvu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nnengwu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ng'wahu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngbau | 67 | 110 | / |
| Ngueu | 67 | 81 | / |
| Ngbeu | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ngbui | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nkwud | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ngwoe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nkweu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nkwou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nguau | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Gbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnkwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngueuh | 60 | 21 | / |
| N'Gbou | 60 | 13 | / |
| Ngvuuh | 60 | 3 | / |
| Ngeevu | 60 | 1 | / |
| N'Gbeu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ngouhou | 55 | 21 | / |
| Nnenkwu | 55 | 14 | / |
| Ngoueou | 55 | 14 | / |
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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 Ngwu
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