Nygwa Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Nygwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Nygwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nygwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nygwa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nygwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Nygwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nygwa is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Nygwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nygwa live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Nygwa is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyogwa | 91 | 125 | / |
| Nygwaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nigwa | 80 | 279 | / |
| Nygwo | 80 | 16 | / |
| Nygba | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nhgwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Negwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nykwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngigwa | 73 | 222 | / |
| Naygua | 73 | 42 | / |
| Nyokwa | 73 | 34 | / |
| Ngekwa | 73 | 27 | / |
| Naigwa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ngecwa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nnegwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nehgwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nyogua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nygbah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngiqwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noygwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neugwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Negwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nigwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nhingwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Naykwad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngnikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neangwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nygbeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naygbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neygbai | 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 Nygwa
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