Ntabwa Surname

444,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 769 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ntabwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ntabwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7601:69,6607,342
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Ntabwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ntabwa is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ntabwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntabwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 444,080th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 9,476,653 people. The surname Ntabwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntabwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 760 people, or 1 in 69,660. In Tanzania Ntabwa is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 79 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 21 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntaubwa921/
Ntabua83136/
Ntabwe83125/
Ntebwa8337/
Ntobwa8312/
Ntabwi831/
Ntampwa771/
Ntaapwa771/
Ntabuha771/
Nthapwa771/
Ntabue67213/
Ntaweheba671/
Ntavua671/
Ntobwe671/
Ntabboh621/
Ntobua50229/
Ntobuo50226/
Ntebua5043/
Ntobbi501/

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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
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  • 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 Ntabwa
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