Ngoma Surname

1,563rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346,362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Ngoma Surname Definition:

Ngoma is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: drum or dance.

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Ngoma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo93,5831:531
DR Congo93,0901:79462
Zambia88,6401:17921
Malawi28,5461:60045
South Africa9,1621:5,913755
Angola8,8741:3,041478
Gabon7,7301:24428
Tanzania6,2191:8,5131,118
Zimbabwe4,3951:3,513283
Kenya1,6151:28,5943,165
Namibia1,5091:1,597215
Cameroon4341:47,8556,262
France3801:174,79727,226
Nigeria3631:487,99724,474
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Botswana2591:8,4441,491
England1981:281,40421,905
United States1491:2,432,610149,447
Belgium1371:83,91713,161
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Uganda1171:333,66922,303
Indonesia871:1,520,106102,006
Rwanda491:231,9381,267
Senegal401:364,4841,838
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Sweden121:820,56361,223
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Guinea91:1,314,8691,461
Central African Republic91:501,710179
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Iceland81:47,5113,734
Norway71:734,61250,907
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Qatar61:393,00055,922
China51:273,464,31313,838
India51:153,413,076951,030
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Swaziland41:324,550996
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Comoros11:749,524685
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

The alternate forms: Ngóma (4) are calculated separately.

Ngoma (3,358) may also be a first name.

Ngoma Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ngoma is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: drum or dance.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ngoma is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: traditional drum.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

User-submitted Reference

Ngoma is a surname from the Tumbuka tribe, northern part of Malawi, Africa.

- ngomamw

Ngoma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngoma (Russian: Нгома) is borne by more people in The Congo than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Ngóma. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngoma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,563rd most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 21,040 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngoma are found; 56 percent are found in Central Africa and 56 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 123,101st most frequently used first name globally It is held by 3,358 people.

It is the most widely held last name in one country:The Congo, where 27 percent are found. It is most frequently occurring in The Congo, where it is carried by 93,583 people, or 1 in 53. In The Congo it is mostly found in: Pointe-Noire Department, where 24 percent are found, Bouenza Department, where 18 percent are found and Brazzaville Department, where 17 percent are found. Not including The Congo this surname occurs in 81 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and Zambia, where 26 percent are found.

Ngoma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (89%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Ngoma surname are 23.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ngoma earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 41.95% less than the national average, earning 200,903 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 22.93% less than the national average, earning R 183,144 per year; in United States they earn 7.15% less than the national average, earning $40,065 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.9% less than the national average, earning $33,832 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngóma934/
Ng'oma9115,747/
Ngouma9110,997/
N'Goma911,133/
Ngomai91256/
Ngomah91251/
Ngomaa91199/
Ngomga91111/
Ngo'ma91100/
Nghoma9160/
Nggoma9137/
Ngoima9123/
Ngomat9119/
Ngnoma9117/
Ngomha9114/
Ngomma9113/
Nngoma915/
Ngomas915/
Ngomay914/
Ngooma913/
Ngomad912/
Ngomoa912/
Ngoyma912/
Nkgoma912/
Ngoema911/
Ngomea911/
Goma89214,586/
Noma8949,768/
Nengoma83241/
Ngoumga8317/
N'Gouma8312/
Nggomas839/
Ng'homa838/
Ngomath837/
Ngoumma834/
Ng'omah834/
Ningoma834/
Ngoutma832/
Ngotmai832/
Ngousma832/
Ngomoha831/
Ngoma'a831/
Ngommea831/
Ngnouma831/
Ng'omat831/
N'Gomma831/
Ngomaas831/
Ngoimah831/
Ngomahe831/
N'Ghoma831/
N'Gomah831/
Ngoumat831/
Gomaa80133,409/
Ngema8048,745/
Ngomo8017,035/
Nguma8015,716/
Ngome8013,805/
Ngama8011,576/
Gomas804,078/
Nomau803,919/
Nouma803,746/
Gomah803,734/
Gomma803,536/
Gouma802,711/
Ngomi802,300/
Nomai801,757/
Gomha80940/
Gomea80580/
Gooma80539/
Goima80524/
Nomah80468/
Gomaz80429/
Gomat80350/
Ghoma80337/
Nomat80274/
Noima80243/
Nomas80203/
Gomai80173/
Nomma80156/
Nomay80155/
Gosma80144/
Gnoma80124/
Gom'a80122/
Nnoma80110/
Nooma8077/
Noyma8070/
Gomad8058/
Nomga8057/
Gomay8047/
Nomoa8046/
Goyma8030/
Nomad8028/
Gomau8028/
Gomaj8014/
Ngomy8010/
Gomga808/
Nhoma807/
Kgoma806/
Nohma805/
Nomaa805/
Nomha805/
Nomaz805/
Gohma804/
Hnoma804/
Nosma803/
Nuoma803/
Gomoa802/
Ggoma802/
Nomap802/
Gomap802/
Nomea802/
Nomaj801/
Gotma801/
Nomãa801/
Nomaâ801/
Nomaï801/
Noïma801/
Qgoma801/
Gomaá801/
Gomaï801/
Ngoumath7759/
N'Gnouma771/
N'Goumma771/
Ninghoma771/
Ngomuo732,996/
Ngamau731,069/
Ngamga73904/
Goumas73899/
Ngoume73844/
Goumaz73844/
Goma'a73629/
Noumas73612/
Ngauma73576/
Ghouma73510/
Gommaa73459/
Noimai73441/
Goumaa73429/
Ngomoi73343/
Nguuma73269/
Nommay73267/
Ngoumo73267/
Gnouma73239/
Goumma73234/
Gomaah73215/
Goomaa73214/
Ngnomo73197/
Ng'omo73186/
Ngnama73183/
Ngamah73169/
Gommah73156/
Goumai73143/
N'Gama73118/
Ngomou7392/
Ngiema7388/
Goumay7388/
Gnomma7384/
Ngamma7376/
Ngumah7369/
Nosmas7367/
Noumah7365/
Ngumap7365/
Goomas7352/
Ngoumi7351/
Gomash7350/
Goumat7350/
N'Gome7348/
Gomoľa7341/
Goomah7339/
Nghomo7338/
Ngumas7336/
Noimah7334/
Gomass7334/
Gomach7332/
Nggama7327/
Ngomoh7327/
Gosmat7326/
Noomai7326/
Ghomas7322/
Ngomie7322/
Goumah7322/
Nommaz7320/
Nkgome7319/
Noumai7317/
Ngoumy7317/
Nkgomo7317/
Ngamat7316/
Ngomgo7316/
Noomad7315/
Nnouma7314/
Ngaama7313/
Ngamai7313/
Nggema7311/
Noumau7311/
Nomahu7310/
Nghome739/
Gousma739/
Ngosmi739/
Gomaha739/
Goymat738/
Nggomo737/
Ngguma737/
Noimat737/
Ngomeh737/
Gosmas737/
Ngaïma737/
Ngomis736/
Ngumma736/
Gomeas736/
Ngoimi736/
N'Gomo736/
Ngomme735/
Nghama735/
Ngumai735/
Noomat735/
Noumma735/
Ngomez735/
Ngemai735/
Noimay735/
Ng'ema734/
Ngemah734/
Gomaid734/
Kgomai734/
Ghomah733/
Gosmai733/
Gosmau733/
Ngohmo733/
Nomaha733/
Gomeaz733/
Nhuoma733/
Goimai733/
Ghosma733/
Goumaï733/
Ngamha733/
Ngommo733/
Nkgema733/
Ngomei732/
Noumad732/
Ghomad732/
Ghomai732/
N'Gomi732/
Goimah732/
Gommad732/
Gommas732/
Ngamoa732/
Ngosme732/
Ngomot732/
Noymay732/
Ng'ome731/
Ng'omi731/
Nngome731/
Nosmat731/
Nohmay731/
Nomaut731/
Goimad731/
Goimas731/
Gosmay731/
Gootma731/
Gomaas731/
Gomais731/
Gomast731/
Noymah731/
Ngumha731/
Ngemaa731/
Noomaa731/
Nnuoma731/
Noumha731/
Nomash731/
Nomeas731/
Nosmaa731/
Noumay731/
Noumaï731/
Noumea731/
Ngohmi731/
Ngomee731/
Ngomeu731/
Ngomey731/
Ngomge731/
Ngommi731/
Ngommy731/
Ngoymo731/
Ngoomo731/
Ngotmi731/
Ngatma731/
Ngamaa731/
Ngamay731/
Ngamaï731/
Ngaema731/
N'Gema731/
Nhomga731/
Goomay731/
Gosmap731/
Gomaad731/
Goimma731/
Gomoĺa731/
Gommai731/
Gommat731/
Gommay731/
Gommaz731/
Ghohma731/
Ghomaz731/
Ghomma731/
Nnguma731/
Nnomah731/
Nhooma731/
Ngamad731/
Ngomos731/
Gomoha731/
Ngomet731/
Noymai731/
Nomait731/
Nomhat731/
Nomadh731/
Nomads731/
Gomhaa731/
Gomaht731/
Ghomat731/
Hnomai731/
Hnooma731/
Gothma730/
Goumau730/
Gomatz730/
Gama67260,997/
Nama6794,342/
Nomo6712,573/
Gomo6710,976/
Ngoumou672,397/
Ngahama67779/
N'Gnama67530/
Ng'home67401/
Nengome67363/
Gouhmaz67288/
Gouhmad67204/
Goumaih67174/
Ngumaya67157/
Ngamaya67129/
Goumaux6763/
Gomà6753/
Ngamaha6748/
Ngommoh6734/
Gommaid6729/
Ghomaid6723/
Ningome6720/
Gomá6719/
Gommeau6719/
Nguumah6714/
Gomeath6712/
Nggamas6711/
Ngousmo6710/
Goumaha679/
Nuosmaa679/
Goumeau678/
Ng'homi677/
Nousmaa677/
Goumaud675/
Ngaemma675/
Ngh'omi674/
N'Gumah674/
Ghommad674/
Ngoumie674/
Ninguma674/
Noimaha674/
Gomahad674/
Ghoumaj674/
Ghomahe673/
Goummas672/
Gomeaux672/
Ngama'a672/
Ngoumje672/
Ngoummi672/
Ningama672/
Ngammau672/
Goumeas672/
N'Goumé671/
Ngh'ome671/
Ngoumed671/
Gousmat671/
Gomatht671/
Ng'amai671/
Goumach671/
Goumahe671/
Ghoumat671/
Gosmass671/
Ngumuha671/
Nomaish671/
Noummai671/
Nenguma671/
Ngohmoh671/
Ngoimmi671/
Ngoimoh671/
Ngoumeh671/
Ngoummy671/
Ngoumoh671/
Ngoumoi671/
Ngoumyo671/
Ngousmi671/
Ngoutmi671/
Ngoemou671/
Ngehmai671/
Ngammai671/
Ngameha671/
N'Nomma671/
N'Gaama671/
N'Gamah671/
N'Gamma671/
N'Goumi671/
N'Homma671/
Ñoma671/
Goumass671/
Goummad671/
Goummay671/
Gôma671/
Ghoumas671/
Ghousma671/
Ghomaha671/
Ghomaiz671/
Ghomash671/
Nomhaha671/
Ngummai671/
N'Gomou671/
Ngahmad671/
Ngama's671/
Ngammas671/
Ngammoa671/
Nhoomad671/
Gomaths671/
Hnoomai671/

Ngoma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ngoma in the Russian language
Нгомаngoma-

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