Ngaya Surname

86,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ngaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,0741:17,2222,223
Cameroon9151:22,6983,083
DR Congo8351:88,47910,091
Zambia1771:89,5487,406
Kenya1551:297,93518,952
Indonesia1091:1,213,29585,606
Philippines851:1,191,03893,973
Zimbabwe571:270,84628,330
Uganda561:697,13035,026
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
United States221:16,475,406557,260
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Central African Republic161:282,21292
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
France21:33,211,361423,184
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Ngaya (539) may also be a first name.

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.

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Gaya8929,988/
Naya8928,528/
Ngay894,926/
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Gayaz8062/
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Nggay8044/
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Gaïya8022/
Gnaya8018/
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Gay7588,569/
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Gaa756,704/
Ngy751,975/
Ghayad737,912/
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Ghayat731,040/
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Ngoy671,339,364/
Gaye67197,727/
Nayi6744,034/
Ngai6742,263/
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Goya6713,860/
Gaia6713,499/
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Gayo6712,517/
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Ngau678,729/
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Ngaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ngaya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻳﻪalqayh-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ngaya
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