Namtunga Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Namtunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Tanzania | 86 | 1:615,600 | 37,853 |
Namtunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namtunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Namtunga is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Namtunga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,118,459th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. The last name Namtunga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namtunga live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Not including Malawi Namtunga is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 40 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nantunga | 88 | 498 | / |
| Nantonga | 75 | 12 | / |
| Nantungo | 75 | 6 | / |
| Nomtonga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nontunga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngamtoungou | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nantongga | 71 | 17 | / |
| Nomthonga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nantoonga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nhantonga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namtougou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namtogo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nantongo | 63 | 40,785 | / |
| Nontungo | 63 | 119 | / |
| Nandtoungou | 63 | 96 | / |
| Nontonga | 63 | 56 | / |
| Nantoongo | 59 | 58 | / |
| Nnantongo | 59 | 29 | / |
| Naantongo | 59 | 4 | / |
| Nanttongo | 59 | 2 | / |
| Nantonngo | 59 | 2 | / |
| Nanntongo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nandtongo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nantongoi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nantonggo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nontongo | 50 | 90 | / |
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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 Namtunga
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