Ongbwa Surname
Approximately 760 people bear this surname
Ongbwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 758 | 1:27,400 | 3,726 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Ongbwa (79) may also be a first name.
Ongbwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ongbwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ongbwa is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongbwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 448,102nd most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,588,876 people. The surname Ongbwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ongbwa are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 83 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ongbwa is also the 1,083,225th most numerous first name globally, held by 79 people.
Ongbwa is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 758 people, or 1 in 27,400. In Cameroon Ongbwa is mostly found in: South Region, where 46 percent reside, Centre Region, where 45 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 8 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Gabon, where 0 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omgbwa | 83 | 526 | / |
| Engbwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Angbwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hongbua | 77 | 60 | / |
| Gongbua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ongbwos | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ongbwey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ongbwess | 71 | 1 | / |
| Angbua | 67 | 41 | / |
| Angbwe | 67 | 36 | / |
| Engbua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amgbwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gongbuo | 62 | 18 | / |
| Amgbwua | 62 | 4 | / |
| Angbweh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Angbwer | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hongbui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Angbwosh | 57 | 28 | / |
| Angbwehe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ongbouess | 53 | 1 | / |
| Amgbua | 50 | 118 | / |
| Ungbue | 50 | 1 | / |
| Amgbwe | 50 | 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 Ongbwa
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