Ntangalo Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ntangalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ntangalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1941:272,89521,498
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ntangalo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ntangalo is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntangalo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,202,518th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntangalo live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 272,895. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 93 percent reside, Geita Region, where 5 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Ntangalo is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntangalos9421/
Ntangalou944/
Ntangallo941/
Ntagalo931/
Ntangala88302/
Ntaghalo883/
Ntangaala821/
Ntagala80187/
Ntangoulou785/
Ntongolo75362/
Ntangoula711/
Ntogolo67306/
Ntoungoulou636/
Ntanolas631/
Ntongela631/
Ntongnoula561/

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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 Ntangalo
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