Ngapani Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Singapore

Ngapani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngapani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Ngapani (67) may also be a first name.

Ngapani Last Name Facts

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

Ngapani is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngapani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Ngapani is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Ngapani reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ngapani is also the 1,191,548th most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 67 people.

The surname Ngapani is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Manyara Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Singapore, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngapana8626/
Ngapane8611/
Ngopani8610/
Ngaupane8026/
Nkgapane807/
Ngapouni801/
Ngapanje801/
Ngapanha801/
Ngapona71104/
Ngopane7122/
Ngopana711/
Ngaponea674/
Ngoupana673/
Ngoupane672/
Ngophane671/
Ngopougni631/
Ngaypoune631/

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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 Ngapani
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