Ngamenya Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Ngamenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 63 | 1:840,343 | 43,483 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Ngamenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngamenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngamenya has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngamenya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,312,869th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngamenya are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 840,343. In Tanzania Ngamenya is most common in: Pwani Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 6 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namenya | 93 | 1,040 | / |
| Naumenya | 88 | 12 | / |
| Nammenya | 88 | 3 | / |
| Nameenya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Naminya | 80 | 935 | / |
| Gamenha | 80 | 137 | / |
| Gomenya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Namenyo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Namegna | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gamegna | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gamenyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namenja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namenha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gasmenia | 75 | 36 | / |
| Naminyha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Naimenia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naamenia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gamenjay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namengea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Najminya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gamenjai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naumienia | 71 | 27 | / |
| Gameña | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ngoumenia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaimenjay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nomenyo | 67 | 1,308 | / |
| Gaminha | 67 | 78 | / |
| Naminyo | 67 | 62 | / |
| Naminha | 67 | 16 | / |
| Namigna | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gamenho | 67 | 10 | / |
| Naminia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gominya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naminja | 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 Ngamenya
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