Ngantem Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ngantem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngantem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria881:2,012,98670,656
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618

Ngantem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngantem is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ngantem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngantem? popularity and diffusion

Ngantem is the 1,894,523rd most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ngantem are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Ngantem is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 2,012,986. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Taraba, where 100 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 4 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nganteme935/
Nganteum931/
Gantem92259/
Nantem921/
Nganten86102/
Nanteme865/
Ganttem865/
Nantiem864/
Nauntem861/
Ngantim861/
Nganteng803/
Nhanteme801/
Ngantime801/
Nganteun801/
Nantim77236/
Nontem7724/
Gantim7711/
Ngantin7122/
Ngonten719/
Nonteme718/
Ngomtem712/
Gonthem711/
Nnamtem711/
Gaintim711/
Nountem711/
Nganting6736/
Gnonteme6729/
Natemtem6724/
Ngonteng671/
Ngoumtem671/
Ngomnten671/
Nontheme671/
Ngamthuim631/
Gontim6249/
Nontim626/
Ngamtin5728/
Gountim5712/
Ngomten572/
Namthim571/
Ngomteng533/
Ngonting531/
Ngontina531/
Ngoumten531/

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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 Ngantem
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