Ngethe Surname

135,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ngethe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngethe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,2441:14,2351,739
United States461:7,879,542351,394
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
England81:6,964,757184,742
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Ngéthe (1) are calculated separately.

Ngethe (855) may also be a first name.

Ngethe Last Name Facts

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

Ngethe occurs most in Kenya. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Ngéthe. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngethe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 135,000th most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,187,139 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ngethe live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ngethe is also the 278,605th most frequent forename world-wide It is held by 855 people.

The last name Ngethe is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 3,244 people, or 1 in 14,235. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 27 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 22 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 17 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Ngethe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Ngethe last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

The amount Ngethe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.31% less than the national average, earning R 44,424 per year and in United States they earn 16.51% less than the national average, earning $36,025 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngéthe941/
Ng'ethe924,014/
Nguethe9221/
Nge'the9211/
N'Gethe922/
Ngnethe921/
Ngethea921/
Ngete911,034/
Gethe911,009/
Nethe91616/
Ngeth91515/
Nkgoethe861/
Nguete83473/
Ngetha83465/
Gether83429/
Nether83409/
Niethe83364/
Kgethe83183/
Ngueth83182/
Ngathe8397/
Guethe8396/
Ngetje8386/
Ngothe8384/
Ng'ete8377/
Ngetes8372/
Nyethe8357/
Ngeteh8356/
Ngethi8355/
Neuthe8343/
Nggete8329/
Nethge8329/
Geethe8326/
Ngette8323/
Ncethe8316/
Ngeted8311/
Nsethe8311/
Ngetey8310/
Neithe839/
Nesthe834/
Getthe834/
Ngeete834/
Ghethe833/
Ngeter832/
Getihe832/
Nethey831/
Neethe831/
Nethed831/
Ngnete831/
Ngeteu831/
Ngiete831/
Ngaete831/
N'Gete831/
Nzethe831/
Ngetch831/
Nnethe831/
Nethie831/
Ngoete831/
Getheu831/
Neathe830/
Nethes830/
Gete80110,230/
Nget8053,371/
Nete801,814/
Nguetehep801/
Ngetich7756,316/
Nguette772,602/
Ngaithe77133/
Neathey77108/
Guether7799/
Neither7796/
Neether7759/
N'Gueth7750/
Neather7736/
Nengete7718/
Ngatheu7711/
Ghethea779/
Nkgothe779/
Ngothie778/
Ngueter778/
Niether776/
Ngoithe775/
Ngethoi774/
Ngethis774/
Niethes774/
Nguetet774/
Ngathie773/
Nesther773/
Nguetea773/
Guethes772/
Gesther772/
Nguetch772/
Ngueteh772/
Nguithe772/
Ngotheu772/
Netther771/
Neithie771/
Ngueyte771/
Getheis771/
Getther771/
Geyther771/
Ngnetet771/
Ngnette771/
Nguetep771/
Ngetehh771/
Ngethai771/
Ngietie771/
Ngehtee771/
Ng'ethi771/
Nkgathe771/
Nkgethi771/
Njiethe771/
Nzeuthe771/
Gnetehe771/
Gethoey771/
Nesthet771/
Ng'etha771/
Ngeetie771/
Nghette771/
Netthep771/
Netheis770/
Giether770/
Getie7317,396/
Geter737,107/
Nethi734,606/
Gette733,964/
Nhete732,998/
Neate732,637/
Nehte732,450/
Ngeta732,320/
Nzete732,311/
Guete731,534/
Ngeti731,347/
Netha731,277/
Ghete731,247/
Nette731,130/
Njete73788/
Neste73685/
Getes73684/
Geete73575/
Nguet73528/
Nyete73443/
Neter73430/
Githe73331/
Geste73322/
Nnete73287/
Netea73269/
Gethi73267/
Neite73260/
Nsete73221/
Neute73215/
Nithe73193/
Netes73151/
Ngiet73119/
Getez7396/
Näthe7382/
Ncete7381/
Getha7372/
'Nete7370/
Geteh7368/
Getee7362/
Niete7355/
Nseth7345/
Neyte7339/
Netep7333/
Netie7330/
Nythe7322/
Geted7322/
Kgete7320/
Getei7319/
Getet7318/
Netet7317/
Gnete7316/
Neteh7314/
Netih7313/
Geyte7313/
Netee739/
Gethy739/
Netje739/
Ngety739/
Neete737/
Neteu735/
Nxete735/
Ngett734/
Nethy734/
Nghet733/
Giete732/
Netey732/
Gedte732/
Getey731/
Netez731/
Neteř731/
Ngets731/
Neşte731/
Nește731/
Ngeet731/
Getea731/
Gythe730/
Ng'etich713,703/
N'Guette7128/
Ndjetehe714/
N'Gueite713/
Netheesh713/
Nge'tich713/
Neethesh711/
Nettheha711/
Guettihe711/
Nenghete711/
N'Djethe711/
Nkgethoa711/
N'Getich711/
Guezther711/
Nesthead710/
Guehther710/
Netheads710/
Gheather710/
Nettey6713,599/
Nester6713,153/
Geetha675,866/
Guette675,297/
Nietes674,258/
Nehete673,605/
Netter673,298/
Näther672,181/
Gettie671,798/
Getter671,704/
Ngetis671,298/
Nsiete67944/
Nguett67854/
Gester67852/
Ngueti67553/
Geeter67546/
Ngithi67442/
Nieter67384/
Ngotee67335/
Neiter67331/
Ghetea67300/
Ghetie67238/
Neetha67192/
Ngesti67191/
Neshte67180/
Neeter67175/
Gettes67172/
Ghetes67172/
Nieste67153/
Niette67141/
Nestea67127/
Nettie67126/
Neethi67107/
Gestes67100/
Ndjete6795/
Gueyte6789/
Gaithe6771/
Gueter6771/
Guetes6768/
Ngetoy6768/
Getteh6764/
Ngateh6760/
N'Guet6753/
Ngothi6749/
Nithet6742/
Geeteh6740/
Getish6738/
Gettee6738/
Neater6734/
Niethi6731/
Gheteș6731/
Neates6730/
Nehter6730/
Geyter6729/
Guethi6729/
Neytie6728/
Neitte6726/
Gueste6726/
Nietez6726/
Gither6725/
Netich6725/
Nzeute6725/
Neşter6725/
Nggeta6723/
Ngetai6723/
Guetet6723/
Nisthe6722/
Gueate6722/
Ngathi6721/
Nchete6721/
Nzeteu6720/
Neites6719/
Nesteš6718/
Kgetha6718/
Nessæther6718/
Ngitha6717/
Geteah6717/
Nzette6717/
Guetey6717/
Nyetee6716/
Gietie6716/
Neathi6715/
Nyette6715/
Gheteh6715/
Ønseth6714/
Nesthy6713/
Ngatih6713/
Nseete6713/
Gieter6712/
Netthi6712/
Nettes6712/
Ghette6712/
Nyeteh6712/
Nitheu6712/
Ngetyi6712/
Nesthi6711/
Giette6711/
Ng'eti6711/
Geetey6710/
Githee6710/
Nguety6710/
Geethi679/
Naithe678/
Nithee678/
Nettha678/
Neyter677/
Nnette677/
Gete'e677/
Guithe676/
Getgey676/
Ngguet676/
Nietie676/
Githeu676/
Nziete676/
Nither675/
Nyešte675/
N'Sete675/
Nguith675/
Neethy674/
Netish674/
Ng'eta674/
Nenget674/
Neatha674/
Geetee674/
Nsette674/
Ngetoi674/
Gheteş674/
Geszte674/
Gethyh674/
Goythe674/
Ngetta674/
Githei674/
Neteha674/
Gitthe673/
Ngeeta673/
Ngetti673/
Ngothy673/
Nested673/
Njetha673/
Ngehta673/
Nzetie673/
Gnette673/
Nithed673/
Netych672/
Gietha672/
Gestee672/
Gethai672/
Geette672/
Ngatee672/
Neatte672/
Geteeh672/
Ngoteh672/
Nestes672/
Gnithe672/
Nejter672/
Nkhete672/
Nyetha672/
Gethii672/
Getich672/
Nsetha672/
Nyethi672/
Ghethi672/
Getted672/
Naythe672/
Neiste672/
Neathy671/
Netaih671/
Neteih671/
Netesh671/
Nethii671/
Ngetay671/
Neitei671/
Neitie671/
Ngueit671/
Nsheth671/
Ninget671/
Nithej671/
Hgeter671/
Gedtha671/
Gaythe671/
Getesh671/
Gethis671/
Gidthe671/
Goithe671/
Neateh671/
Guetee671/
Geteet671/
Nzeite671/
Nsetee671/
Nehite671/
Nestee671/
Nettet671/
Netthy671/
Ngetuy671/
Ngieta671/
Ngeety671/
Ng'e'Tich671/
Ngahatheu671/
Neythy671/
N'Yete671/
N'Guettea671/
Ngytsh671/
Njithe671/
Nithie671/
Njeteh671/
Njiete671/
Nyithe671/
Nzeete671/
Nzithe671/
Nyetea671/
Nxhete671/
Gnetep671/
Gueteh671/
Guetez671/
Guehte671/
Gueite671/
Gûette671/
Gestet671/
Gesteš671/
Geteer671/
Gethiy671/
Gieteh671/
Ghithe671/
Nnzete671/
Neithi671/
Netech671/
Njethi671/
Nitheh671/
Ngetit671/
Ngetoa671/
Ngoeti671/
Kgethi671/
Kguete671/
Getech671/
Gethoi671/
Githie671/
Nyetey671/
Nethai671/
Nethaj671/
Nethip671/
Ngheti671/
Gehteh671/
Gedted671/
Gieste671/
Gettey670/
Gethip670/
Githey670/
Neitha670/
Gietes670/
Nettee670/
Hnceth670/
Nestei670/
Neited670/
Nestte670/
Noithe670/

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Footnotes

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