Nkwegwa Surname
3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon
Nkwegwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 37 | 1:561,326 | 43,620 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwegwa | 92 | 23 | / |
| Nkwigwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nkwegwo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkwagwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkwuigwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkouegwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwekwa | 77 | 105 | / |
| Kwigwa | 77 | 23 | / |
| Kuegwa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Gwegwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaingwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngwegwe | 71 | 721 | / |
| Nkwakwa | 71 | 162 | / |
| Ngwigwa | 71 | 63 | / |
| Nkuigwa | 71 | 62 | / |
| Kwuigwa | 71 | 13 | / |
| Nkwekwe | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kwaigwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kouegwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwegwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwikwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwekwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwegue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwegbay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwehgbay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nkwoigwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkwaakwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ng'wegwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwegoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwikwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguegwah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nkwegwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis