Ngahi Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Ngahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1701:311,42123,787
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ngahi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ngahi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ngahi is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ngahi.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngahi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ngahi is the 1,125,333rd most prevalent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. Ngahi occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Ngahi live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Ngahi is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 311,421. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Ruvuma Region, where 89 percent live, Iringa Region, where 2 percent live and Manyara Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 9 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngahid9114/
Ngauhi9110/
Nggahi916/
Ngahit911/
N'Gahi911/
Ningahi8337/
Ngahije831/
N'Gahie831/
Ngoai80198/
Ngohi80157/
Ngahe8075/
Ngaei8017/
Ngaeh8015/
Ngehi802/
Ngaoi801/
Ngaheu73124/
Ngajji7344/
Ngajie7324/
Ng'ohi7315/
N'Gohi7310/
Ngohui735/
Ngaeth733/
Ngohei732/
Ngohie732/
Ngauai732/
Ngoohi731/
Nghuie731/
Ngooai731/
Ngaaie731/
Ngaija731/
Ngahet731/
Ngayie731/
Ngohoi731/
Ngohai731/
Ngauha731/
Ngaiie731/
Ngei6710,824/
Ngae67608/
Ngahahe677/
Ngouaha672/
Ngajieh672/
Ngaiyeh671/
Ngaigie671/
Ngoahee671/
Ngohyit671/
Ngôi671/
N'Gaiye671/
N'Gohie671/

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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 Ngahi
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