Ntama Surname

308,323rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ntama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ntama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6441:82,2078,412
DR Congo3011:245,44723,516
Uganda821:476,08927,837
Cameroon641:324,51729,689
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Greece181:615,54471,673
India161:47,941,586492,263
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Lesotho71:290,36515,938
Congo51:997,81917,129
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
England31:18,572,686338,250
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349

Ntama (123) may also be a first name.

Ntama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ntama (Arabic: نطامي) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntama? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 308,323rd most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 5,953,877 people. The last name Ntama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ntama live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 840,349th most frequent first name globally, borne by 123 people.

The last name Ntama is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 644 people, or 1 in 82,207. In Tanzania Ntama is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 98 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 1 percent live and Mara Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Uganda, where 7 percent live.

Ntama Last Name Statistics demography

Ntama earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.77% less than the national average, earning R 71,832 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nthama91562/
Ntaima91300/
Ntamma91300/
Ndtama9157/
Ntaema9126/
Ntaama9119/
Ntamas9119/
Ntasma912/
Ntamai911/
Ntamga911/
Ntamah911/
Ntamay911/
N'Tama911/
Ntaimah8340/
Ntaamah8312/
Nthaama839/
Ntaimas834/
Ntamach833/
Nthamaa832/
Ntammah831/
Nteamah831/
Ntamahe831/
Ntamo805,100/
Ntema802,829/
Ntame801,484/
Ntoma801,169/
Ntami80140/
Ntamy801/
Ntamajje771/
Ntaimo73635/
Ntouma73372/
N'Tame7375/
Nteima7370/
Nthoma7328/
Ntemai7322/
N'Tamo7313/
Ntammy7313/
Nthema737/
N'Tema736/
Ntamie736/
N'Toma736/
Nthamo736/
Ntoima736/
Nthami735/
Ntaamo734/
Ntamou733/
Ntomah733/
Nteuma733/
Ntomas733/
Ntomai733/
Ntemah732/
Ntamoo732/
N'Tamé732/
Nthame732/
Ntaime732/
Ntamgo732/
Ntamis732/
Ntemma732/
Ntooma732/
Ntamee731/
Ntaume731/
Nteema731/
Ntameu731/
Ntamih731/
Ntamme731/
Ntammo731/
Ntahme731/
Ntemaa731/
Ntoumas67633/
Ntammou6751/
N'Tamou6750/
Ntoimas6717/
Ntamoud6716/
N'Toima6714/
Nthomas6710/
Nteumah672/
N'Touma672/
Ntehmah671/
Ntatmou671/
Ntamouh671/
Ntema'a671/
Ntaimos671/
Ntaimou671/
N'Temma671/
N'Tomma671/
Ntahame671/
Ntomahe671/

Ntama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ntama in the Arabic language
نطاميntamy-

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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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  • 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 Ntama
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