Nteff Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nteff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nteff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon781:266,27025,687
United States81:45,307,367917,113

Nteff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nteff is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nteff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nteff is the 2,020,555th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Nteff reside; 91 percent reside in Central Africa and 91 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 266,270. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 71 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 19 percent are found and West Region, where 3 percent are found. Beside Cameroon Nteff exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nteffe911/
Ntef895/
Ntefe8011/
N'Tefe731/
Nteifeh67242/
Ntev672/
Nteb672/
Ntjf671/
Nteva604/
Nteew601/
Ntephe5538/
N'Tewh551/
Nteejw551/
Hntjphe501/

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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 Nteff
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