Ng'ethe Surname

115,089th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,014 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ng'ethe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ng'ethe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,9931:11,5651,458
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ng'ethe (464) may also be a first name.

Ng'ethe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ng'ethe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ng'ethe occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ng'ethe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ng'ethe is the 115,089th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,815,532 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ng'ethe reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ng'ethe is also the 395,684th most frequent forename internationally It is held by 464 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 3,993 people, or 1 in 11,565. In Kenya Ng'ethe is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 45 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 18 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Ng'ethe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ngethe923,332/
Ng'ete9277/
Nguethe8621/
Nge'the8611/
N'Gethe862/
Ng'ethi861/
Ng'etha861/
Ngethea861/
Ngete831,034/
Gethe831,009/
Ngeth83515/
Ng'etich803,703/
Nkgoethe801/
Nguete77473/
Ngetha77465/
Gether77429/
Kgethe77183/
Ngueth77182/
Ngathe7797/
Guethe7796/
Ngetje7786/
Ngothe7784/
Ngetes7772/
Ngeteh7756/
Ngethi7755/
Nggete7729/
Geethe7726/
Ngette7723/
Ngeted7711/
Ng'eti7711/
Ngetey7710/
Getthe774/
Ng'eta774/
Ngeete774/
Ghethe773/
Ngeter772/
Getihe772/
Ngeteu771/
Ngiete771/
Ngaete771/
N'Gete771/
Ngéthe771/
Ngetch771/
Ngoete771/
Getheu771/
Nguetehep751/
Ng'e'Tich751/
Gete73110,230/
Nget7353,371/
Ngetich7156,316/
Nguette712,602/
Ngaithe71133/
Guether7199/
N'Gueth7150/
Nengete7118/
Ngatheu7111/
Ghethea719/
Nkgothe719/
Ngothie718/
Ngueter718/
Ngoithe715/
Ngethoi714/
Ngethis714/
Nguetet714/
Ngathie713/
Nguetea713/
Guethes712/
Gesther712/
Nguetch712/
Ngueteh712/
Nguithe712/
Ngotheu712/
Ngueyte711/
Getheis711/
Getther711/
Geyther711/
Nguetep711/
Ngetehh711/
Ngethai711/
Ngietie711/
Ngehtee711/
Nkgathe711/
Nkgethi711/
Gethoey711/
Ngeetie711/
Nghette711/
Giether710/
Getie6717,396/
Geter677,107/
Gette673,964/
Ngeta672,320/
Guete671,534/
Ghete671,247/
Getes67684/
Geete67575/
Nguet67528/
Githe67331/
Geste67322/
Gethi67267/
Ngiet67119/
Getez6796/
Getha6772/
Geteh6768/
Getee6762/
N'Guette6728/
Geted6722/
Kgete6720/
Getei6719/
Getet6718/
Geyte6713/
Gethy679/
Ngety679/
Ngett674/
N'Gueite673/
Nghet673/
Nge'tich673/
Giete672/
Gedte672/
Getey671/
Guettihe671/
Nenghete671/
Ngets671/
Nkgethoa671/
Ngeet671/
N'Getich671/
Getea671/
Guezther671/
Gythe670/
Guehther670/
Gheather670/

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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
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  • 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 Ng'ethe
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