Nogwa Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nogwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nogwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nogwa (23) may also be a first name.

Nogwa Last Name Facts

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

Nogwa is found most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nogwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Nogwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Nogwa reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nogwa is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 23 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Nogwa is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 60 percent live, Adamawa, where 20 percent live and Benue, where 20 percent live. Not including Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 22 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngogwa91195/
Nougwa9127/
Nogwad914/
Nogqwa912/
Noungwa8318/
Nonghwa831/
Nongwha831/
Nogwaha831/
Nagwa801,321/
Nogwe80455/
Nogba80201/
Nogva80194/
Nugwa8048/
Nokwa8027/
Nogua807/
Negwa802/
Noqwa801/
Nougba73316/
Nahgwa73134/
Nagwai7364/
Ngagwa7342/
Nokgwe7333/
Noukwa7331/
Naggwa7322/
Ngogwe7313/
Nokway7310/
Noguea739/
Naagwa736/
Nnegwa736/
Noogua735/
Nhagwa734/
Nagwah734/
Nnokwa734/
Hnugwa734/
Nokwai733/
Nehgwa732/
Naugwa732/
Nokwah732/
Negwah731/
Neugwa731/
Nagwaa731/
Nougwo731/
Nougwe731/
Nogwou731/
Nogweu731/
Nhogwo731/
Gnogua731/
Nohgwe731/
Ngucwa731/
Nougua731/
Noghua731/
Noygwi731/
Nnogba731/
Noigwe731/
Nuugwa731/
Noigba731/
Nogwie731/
Nogwyo731/
Noogba731/
Noikwa731/
Nhugwa731/
Nahgwaa6728/
Ngokwai6713/
Naghwai6712/
Nagwoha6711/
Naghway679/
Nahgwah678/
Nungwah674/
Nagwaja674/
Nagwaya674/
Nangwah672/
Ngougwe672/
Ngnagwa672/
Nahagwa671/
Naagwai671/
Nuogbay671/
Nunngwa671/
Nongwei671/
Nongwoh671/
Nougwou671/
Nangkwa671/
Ngougua671/
Nhoogua671/
Noqwaja671/
Ngahkwa671/
Ngackwa671/
Ngaakwa671/
Ngakwah671/

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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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  • 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 Nogwa
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