Ngwu Surname

14,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,712 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ngwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria37,5141:4,722631
United States901:4,027,321218,060
England441:1,266,32057,817
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Ngwu (800) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwau8951/
Ngwuh8918/
Ngweu896/
Ngwui893/
Nngwu892/
N'Gwu891/
Ngwahu8010/
Ngwuth804/
Ngwuih802/
Ngwwuh801/
Ngqcwu801/
Ngwguu801/
Nkwu7525/
Ngbu7512/
Nqwu752/
Ngvu751/
Nnengwu7313/
Ng'wahu734/
Ngbau67110/
Ngueu6781/
Ngbeu6748/
Ngbui6719/
Nkwud6713/
Ngwoe6710/
Nkweu675/
Nkwou673/
Nguau671/
N'Gbu671/
Nguou671/
Nnkwu671/
Ngwoo671/
Ngueuh6021/
N'Gbou6013/
Ngvuuh603/
Ngeevu601/
N'Gbeu601/
Ngouhou5521/
Nnenkwu5514/
Ngoueou5514/

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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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