Ngobya Surname
Approximately 877 people bear this surname
Ngobya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 764 | 1:51,099 | 6,176 |
| Tanzania | 105 | 1:504,206 | 33,569 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Ngobya (13) may also be a first name.
Ngobya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngobya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngobya is most common in Uganda. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngobya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ngobya is the 400,713th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 8,309,630 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngobya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 13 people.
This surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 764 people, or 1 in 51,099. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Rakai District, where 34 percent reside, Masaka District, where 15 percent reside and Wakiso District, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Uganda Ngobya is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 12 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gobya | 91 | 45 | / |
| Nobya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngobeyea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngobia | 83 | 132 | / |
| Gobyay | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ngabya | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ngobea | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ngovya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngnobia | 77 | 25 | / |
| Ngobeah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gobaiya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngobias | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngaubya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gobea | 73 | 2,414 | / |
| Gobia | 73 | 223 | / |
| Gobja | 73 | 91 | / |
| Nobia | 73 | 89 | / |
| Nobea | 73 | 57 | / |
| Nabya | 73 | 50 | / |
| Gabya | 73 | 20 | / |
| Novya | 73 | 12 | / |
| Nobyo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gobyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Govya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngabia | 67 | 352 | / |
| Ngubia | 67 | 162 | / |
| Ngovia | 67 | 121 | / |
| Nabyha | 67 | 96 | / |
| Noubia | 67 | 92 | / |
| Gobiah | 67 | 88 | / |
| Ngabea | 67 | 54 | / |
| Goubia | 67 | 43 | / |
| Nobias | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nobeao | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ghobja | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gobias | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nnobia | 67 | 12 | / |
| Goubea | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gabyad | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gabyoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nobija | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nabyay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nabyap | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nabhya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghabya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gobiay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaubya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobiat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nabjya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngowia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nohbia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nabyaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gojbia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goybia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnobia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngubea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngebia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngavya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naabya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nobeea | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ngobya
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