Nantaga Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Nantaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 167 | 1:61,890 | 7,616 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nantaga (44) may also be a first name.
Nantaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nantaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nantaga is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nantaga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,333,288th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nantaga are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nantaga is also the 1,525,482nd most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 44 people.
The last name Nantaga is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 167 people, or 1 in 61,890. In Benin it is most numerous in: Atakora Department, where 91 percent live, Borgou Department, where 8 percent live and Donga Department, where 1 percent live. Barring Benin Nantaga occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nantanga | 93 | 398 | / |
| Nantagad | 93 | 5 | / |
| Gnantaga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nantaanga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nantega | 86 | 14 | / |
| Nantage | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nantaghaya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nantonga | 80 | 12 | / |
| Nantango | 80 | 11 | / |
| Nontagad | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nantagui | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nontanga | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nanteega | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nantange | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naintoga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nantouga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nantongga | 75 | 17 | / |
| Nantaguye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nantoonga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nhantonga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nantogo | 71 | 524 | / |
| Nontega | 71 | 14 | / |
| Nantego | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nantogi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nontago | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nantongo | 67 | 40,785 | / |
| Nantoogo | 67 | 407 | / |
| Nantongi | 67 | 72 | / |
| Nontonga | 67 | 56 | / |
| Nantoggo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nontango | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naantogo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nanntogo | 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 Nantaga
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