Ntekwa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ntekwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ntekwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Ntekwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ntekwa is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntekwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ntekwa is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Ntekwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntekwa are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Ntekwa is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 50 percent live and North West, where 50 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and The DR Congo, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nteekwa925/
Ntegwa831,589/
Ntokwa83154/
Ntakwa8335/
Ntikwa831/
Nthokwa77127/
Nthikwa776/
Nteekua773/
Ntuikwa771/
Ntaikwa771/
Ntogwa67664/
Ntagwa6711/
Ntikwe679/
Ntegwi674/
Ntokwo673/
Ntigwa671/
Ntikwo671/
Ntegwe671/
Ntakua671/
Ntegwep621/
N'Tagwa621/
Ntakwey621/
Ntigwhah571/
Ntuingwah531/
Ntigwo5010/
Ntegue506/
Ntagua502/
Ntigua501/
Ntikue501/
Ntigbe501/
Ntokuo501/
Ntogwo501/
Ntocwo501/
Ntigwe501/

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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 Ntekwa
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