Ntamwa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ntamwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ntamwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Ntamwa (5) may also be a first name.

Ntamwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ntamwa is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntamwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ntamwa is the 8,193,072nd most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Ntamwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntamwa reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ntamwa is also the 5,493,085th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 5 people.

Ntamwa is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kagera Region, where 100 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntasimwa86670/
Ntamba8312,490/
Ntanwa83660/
Ntomwa83126/
Ntemwa8353/
Ntamwe8327/
Nthamba77437/
N'Tamba775/
Ntaunwa772/
Ntaumba772/
Ntamwho771/
Ntahnwa771/
Ntemwah771/
Ntaamwi771/
Ntambo6715,799/
Ntambi6710,747/
Ntambe67184/
Ntanba674/
Ntanwo671/
Ntamue671/
Ntonwa671/

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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 Ntamwa
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