Ntamu Surname

423,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ntamu Surname Definition:

Ntamu is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a child that is born in a time of hardship or during a calamity.

Ntamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3161:560,57827,255
South Africa2971:182,41719,977
Uganda831:470,35327,634
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Cameroon351:593,40245,326
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ntamu (28) may also be a first name.

Ntamu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ntamu is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a child that is born in a time of hardship or during a calamity.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ntamu Last Name Facts

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

Ntamu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntamu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 423,328th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 8,908,980 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntamu live; 39 percent live in West Africa and 39 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 28 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 316 people, or 1 in 560,578. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Cross River, where 83 percent are found, Ondo, where 5 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 36 percent are found and Uganda, where 10 percent are found.

Ntamu Last Name Statistics demography

Ntamu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.98% less than the national average, earning R 154,512 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ntamou913/
Ntaamu912/
Nntamu911/
Ntamuh911/
Ntameu911/
Ntammou8351/
N'Tamou8350/
Ntamoud8316/
Ntatmou831/
Nthaimu831/
Ntamouh831/
Ntaimou831/
Ntemu80245/
Ntomu802/
N'Tammou7718/
N'Tamgou771/
N'Thamou771/
Ntahamou771/
Ntemou73219/
Nteemu73196/
Nthomu7322/
N'Tomu7321/
Ntomou735/
Ntamoo732/
N'Temu731/
Ntomuh731/
Ntomeu731/
Ntoumou67209/
Nteumou672/
Nthemou671/
N'Toumou628/
Ntousmou621/
Ntheumou621/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ntamu
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