Ntangwa Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ntangwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ntangwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania971:545,79034,985
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ntangwa Last Name Facts

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

Ntangwa is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntangwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,333,288th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. Ntangwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntangwa live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Ntangwa is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 545,790. In Tanzania Ntangwa is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 77 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent live and Tabora Region, where 9 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 40 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Ntahangwa882/
Ntasingwa881/
Ntankwa86180/
Ntangua86100/
Ntongwa866/
Ntangwo863/
Ntangwe862/
Ntangba861/
Nthongwa8052/
Ntangwoh8022/
Ntoungwa8016/
Nthangwe808/
Nthengwa801/
Ntanghwoh7511/
Ntongwe71358/
Ntangue7113/
Ntankwi713/
Ntangui712/
Ntongwo711/
Ntankwe711/
Ntonkwa711/
Ntoungwe6721/
N'Tangue6718/
N'Tangui678/
Ntangbeh673/
Nthongwe671/
Ntongwge671/
Ntongweh671/
Ntongue5723/
Ntongui571/
Ntoungui5356/
N'Tongue5348/
Ntoungue533/
N'Tongui531/
Nteingue531/
Nteungue531/
Ntamkweh531/
Ntoungoue501/

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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 Ntangwa
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