Ngaya Surname
Approximately 5,586 people bear this surname
Ngaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,074 | 1:17,222 | 2,223 |
| Cameroon | 915 | 1:22,698 | 3,083 |
| DR Congo | 835 | 1:88,479 | 10,091 |
| Zambia | 177 | 1:89,548 | 7,406 |
| Kenya | 155 | 1:297,935 | 18,952 |
| Indonesia | 109 | 1:1,213,295 | 85,606 |
| Philippines | 85 | 1:1,191,038 | 93,973 |
| Zimbabwe | 57 | 1:270,846 | 28,330 |
| Uganda | 56 | 1:697,130 | 35,026 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Central African Republic | 16 | 1:282,212 | 92 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Ngaya (539) may also be a first name.
Ngaya Demographics
Average Ngaya Salary in
United States
$38,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ngaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngaya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻳﻪ) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ngaya is the 86,257th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,304,609 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Ngaya reside; 59 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ngaya is also the 363,109th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 539 people.
Ngaya is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,074 people, or 1 in 17,222. In Tanzania Ngaya is most frequent in: Songwe Region, where 50 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 22 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 16 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.
Ngaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Ngaya surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Ngaya surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.
The amount Ngaya earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.61% less than the national average, earning R 91,236 per year and in United States they earn 11.06% less than the national average, earning $38,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ngaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ngaya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻳﻪ | alqayh | - |
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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 Ngaya
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