Ntankwa Surname
Approximately 180 people bear this surname
Ntankwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 151 | 1:350,607 | 25,844 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Ntankwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ntankwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ntankwa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ntankwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,272,314th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntankwa reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 350,607. In Tanzania Ntankwa is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 99 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ntakwa | 92 | 35 | / |
| Ntangwa | 86 | 168 | / |
| Ntankwi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ntonkwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ntaikwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ntankwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ntang'wa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ntokwa | 77 | 154 | / |
| Ntagwa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ntakua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ntahangwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ntasingwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nthokwa | 71 | 127 | / |
| Ntangua | 71 | 100 | / |
| Ntuokwa | 71 | 28 | / |
| Ntongwa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ntangwo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ntangwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ntakwey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ntangba | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Tagwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nthongwa | 67 | 52 | / |
| Ntangwoh | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ntoungwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nthangwe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nthengwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntamkweh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ntankwa
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