Nwong Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Nwong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nwong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nwong is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwong? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Nwong is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Nwong are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Nwong is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 20 percent reside, Benue, where 20 percent reside and Ogun, where 20 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 20 percent reside and Cameroon, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwon | 89 | 23 | / |
| Nuong | 80 | 211 | / |
| Nwang | 80 | 131 | / |
| Nwone | 80 | 67 | / |
| Nwoun | 80 | 41 | / |
| Nbong | 80 | 23 | / |
| Nwond | 80 | 12 | / |
| Nwosn | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nwohn | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nvong | 80 | 2 | / |
| N'Won | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwoon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwangs | 73 | 83 | / |
| Nwonke | 73 | 38 | / |
| Nhuong | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nwonne | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwogne | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nmbong | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwoune | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nboung | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwgang | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nnwang | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwomne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuon | 67 | 69,976 | / |
| Nwan | 67 | 345 | / |
| Nouhong | 67 | 26 | / |
| Nwom | 67 | 26 | / |
| Nwangue | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nbon | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nvon | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nwangne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwochin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nouhang | 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 Nwong
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