Ngwum Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Ngwum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Ngwum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngwum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngwum is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngwum? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,206,983rd most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Ngwum is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwum are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Enugu, where 75 percent reside, Lagos, where 10 percent reside and Bauchi, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Ngwum exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 9 percent reside.
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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 Ngwum
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