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

Ngwu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 14,773rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 193,242 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ngwu is also the 289,333rd most frequently used first name on earth, held by 800 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 37,514 people, or 1 in 4,722. In Nigeria Ngwu is most prevalent in: Enugu, where 53 percent reside, Anambra, where 16 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Ngwu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ngwu last name is predominantly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Ngwu surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the political 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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