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 is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Ngéthe. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngethe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 135,000th most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 2,187,139 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ngethe reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 278,605th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 855 people.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 3,244 people, or 1 in 14,235. In Kenya Ngethe is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 27 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 22 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 17 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common 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 Ngethe surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Ngethe surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the political 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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