Ngamia Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ngamia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngamia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya771:599,73928,092
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ngamia (95) may also be a first name.

Ngamia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngamia is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngamia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,511,557th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngamia live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ngamia is also the 974,243rd most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 95 people.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 599,739. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 79 percent live, Bungoma County, where 12 percent live and Kwale County, where 5 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 30 percent live and Tanzania, where 7 percent live.

Ngamia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngamiah926/
Ngamiha921/
Ngamija921/
Ng'amia921/
Namia912,613/
Gamia91154/
Ngamoiya861/
Namias831,302/
Gasmia83669/
Gnamia83335/
Gahmia83125/
Naumia8378/
Gamias8376/
Najmia8350/
Gamgia8326/
Nasmia8324/
Namiah8320/
Namija8311/
Namiat838/
Natmia838/
Ngamja836/
Ngomia835/
Nahmia834/
Naimia834/
Namiaz834/
Gamioa834/
Gaimia834/
Gamija834/
Neamia832/
Ngamya832/
Ghamia832/
Namiae831/
Namiha831/
Gaumia831/
Gammia831/
Gamiay831/
Namiad831/
Nnamia831/
Nammia831/
Gamiad831/
Ngemia831/
Gamiha831/
Namiay831/
Ngamio831/
Ngameyiat801/
Najmias77142/
Najmiah77104/
Namihas77101/
Namaiya7744/
Gamijay7736/
Nahamia7728/
Ghamija7720/
Ngamjai7710/
Namijja777/
Ngamyae777/
Gamihas776/
Ngamyat774/
Naamiap773/
Gamihad773/
Namuyia773/
Nhamias772/
Nahmiaz772/
Gamaiya772/
Naimiae772/
Namihaj771/
Neahmia771/
Naaimia771/
Namuiya771/
Naimias771/
Naimiat771/
Namia'a771/
Namijay771/
Namaiea771/
Namajia771/
Ngameha771/
Gamihat771/
Gamio7312,740/
Gamea734,142/
Gomia73993/
Namio73481/
Namea73117/
Gamya7381/
Namya7380/
Namja7361/
Gamja7344/
Nomia7331/
Nahmijas7136/
Nahamiah716/
Gamehija713/
Namaijia711/
Ngomagia711/
Ghamijay711/
Ngamayio711/
Gameau67161/
Namjai6783/
Namiot6779/
Gomiah6764/
Goumia6763/
Namjaa6753/
Gausmaiya6729/
Noumia6728/
Ghomia6722/
Gomias6722/
Namjad6718/
Gamyas6717/
Gamjya6715/
Gamjaa6714/
Namijo6714/
Gaimea6714/
Namios6712/
Gomjia679/
Naamea678/
Nameau678/
Gamjai677/
Namjay677/
Gomgia677/
Namyas676/
Ghamya676/
Naumea676/
Namyat675/
Namías675/
Gamjap675/
Nomiah674/
Nameah674/
Nomjia674/
Gameah674/
Gamijo673/
Naumio672/
Neimia672/
Ghamea672/
Gameaa672/
Namjat672/
Naamya671/
Gammya671/
Gaymea671/
Nomias671/
Namyad671/
Nasmio671/
Ngamjo671/
Nhamya671/
Gohmia671/
Gnamio671/
Gamioy671/
Gamião671/
Gammio671/
Gameoa671/
Nameea671/
Neamya671/
Nomija671/

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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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  • 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 Ngamia
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