Ntao Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Ntao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ntao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana1271:17,2203,386
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ntao (46) may also be a first name.

Ntao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ntao is more commonly found in Botswana than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntao? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ntao is the 1,447,279th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. Ntao occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Ntao reside; 87 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 46 people.

Ntao is most commonly held in Botswana, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 17,220. Aside from Botswana Ntao exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 7 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntaoa8933/
Ntaho8931/
Nthao8927/
Ntaoh8918/
Ntaou896/
Ntaos892/
N'Tao891/
Ntaoy891/
N'Taho8058/
Ntaout803/
Ntaaho802/
N'Taoh801/
Ntoa75752/
Ntagiou7318/
Ntahayo7310/
Ntaouts734/
N'Tahoh732/
Ntoua67334/
Ntouo67233/
Ntoas6795/
Nto'o6748/
Ntoho6717/
Ntuio6714/
Ntoah677/
Ntoha674/
N'Toa671/
Ntooa671/
Ntoad671/

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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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  • 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 Ntao
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