Ngentu Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ngentu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngentu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1031:448,34923,733
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236

Ngentu Last Name Facts

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

Ngentu is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngentu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,544,715th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngentu live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 448,349. In Kenya Ngentu is primarily found in: Meru County, where 98 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 1 percent are found. Not including Kenya Ngentu occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 23 percent are found.

Ngentu Last Name Statistics demography

Ngentu earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 11.78% less than the national average, earning R 209,640 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngemntu921,992/
Ng'entu92101/
Ngentui921/
Ngentau921/
Gentu9135/
Nghenteu861/
Nguenteu861/
Ngemtu8379/
Gentou8372/
Ngintu8324/
Nyentu8315/
Gentuh8315/
Gentus837/
Gemntu835/
Neantu835/
Ghentu831/
Nientu831/
Gentui831/
Neantus77273/
Gentaud776/
Nyemntu772/
Guentou772/
Gentouh771/
Ngentoe771/
Neanntu771/
Ngemthu771/
Gentuha771/
Genteux771/
Gentaus771/
Guenteu771/
Neuntou771/
Nyenntu771/
Gintu73269/
Gemtu7312/
Guentouh715/
Guenthou711/
Nguemteu711/
Guenttus710/
Neamtu678,505/
Guintu673,914/
Gentoo6789/
Ghintu6743/
Njintu6730/
Nsintu6721/
Gintut6719/
Guuntu6710/
Gintus679/
Gintuu677/
Niemtu676/
Guntuu674/
Gemtou673/
Gentoe672/
Nchientou671/
Nzintu671/
Gemthu671/
Güntut671/
Naintu671/
Ghenty671/
Ghnthu671/
Gimntu671/
Gintau671/

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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 Ngentu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis