Nganteh Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nganteh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nganteh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nganteh (42) may also be a first name.

Nganteh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nganteh occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nganteh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nganteh is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Nganteh occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Nganteh reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Nganteh is also the 1,566,439th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 42 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 551,067. In Liberia Nganteh is most numerous in: Lofa County, where 100 percent live. Excluding Liberia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nganteuh931/
Ngante92232/
Nganteu86105/
Ngantie8632/
Nganthe867/
Ngantha862/
Ngamteh862/
Nganthoi801,030/
Nghamteh807/
Ngainthi805/
Nganthie802/
Ngantheu802/
Nganthui801/
Nghonteh801/
N'Gantie801/
Nganti771,283/
Nganta77285/
Ngamte7729/
Ngonte7717/
Nganty7715/
Nganté771/
Ngantio7144/
Ngounte7125/
Ngontey7121/
Ngantoa7117/
Ngontha719/
Ngontie719/
Ngonthe714/
Ngamted714/
Ngonteu712/
Ngantii712/
Ngahnti711/
Ngonthi711/
Nghanti711/
Nghamte711/
Ngantta711/
Ngomteh711/
Ngantoi711/
Ngamthoi6773/
Ngamthip6733/
Ngonthai6721/
Ngamthet676/
Ngamthoy672/
Nghenteu671/
Ngonthio671/
Ngonthie671/
Ngontheu671/
Ngountie671/

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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 Nganteh
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