Nteganyi Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nteganyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nteganyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Nteganyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nteganyi occurs most in Uganda. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nteganyi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nteganyi? popularity and diffusion

Nteganyi is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nteganyi reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is most common in: Kampala District, where 80 percent live and Kyankwanzi District, where 20 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live and Tanzania, where 31 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntegana8076/
Ntegane802/
Ntegaine7514/
Nthegeni751/
Ntegaana751/
Ntogonyi751/
Nteugane751/
Nteugaene711/
Ntigana671/
Ntegene671/
Ntogane671/
Ntaghane631/
Ntagenoi631/
N'Tigana631/
Nthakgane594/
Nthahgeni591/
Ntagene531/
Nthagene501/

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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 Nteganyi
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