Ngyeh Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ngyeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngyeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ngyeh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ngyeh Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ngyeh is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngyeh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,373,373rd most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Ngyeh live; 88 percent live in Central Africa and 88 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 692,302. In Cameroon Ngyeh is most common in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent live, Northwest Region, where 43 percent live and Southwest Region, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nguyeh91240/
Ngyeth911/
Gyeh896/
Nguyeht832/
Ngaiyeh831/
Ngoyieh831/
Nguye80224,569/
Ngyeu80414/
Ngehe8095/
Ngeih8029/
Ngeeh8013/
Ndyeh809/
Guyeh808/
Ngehi802/
Ngyee802/
Ngyep801/
Ngyea801/
Gyeih801/
Gyieh801/
Ngueyieh771/
Nguyet736,617/
Nguyeu73221/
Ngoyie73161/
Nguyer7349/
Nguyes7325/
Nguyea7315/
Nguehe7312/
Nguyee7311/
Nguehi734/
Ngeish733/
Nguyed733/
Nggehe732/
Ngeyoh732/
Ngeeha731/
Nghieh731/
Nguyep731/
Ngayie731/
Ngeeye731/
Ngeyha731/
Ngeyie731/
Ngei6710,824/
Guye675,193/
Gehi671,269/
Ngee67701/
Gehe67150/
Geeh6777/
Ngge6746/
Gehy6738/
Geih6723/
Ndye6711/
Ng'oyie677/
Ngyi675/
Gyey674/
Ngje674/
Ndge674/
N'Guyer674/
Geuh673/
Ninggeh673/
Gyie672/
Giyh672/
Ngajieh672/
Gjye671/
N'Gaiye671/
Nynguye671/
Ncgehee671/
Ghye671/
Gyhe671/
Gyih671/
Gyhy671/
Gyej671/
Ngueyie671/
Nguieth671/

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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 Ngyeh
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