Ntem Surname

160,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ntem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ntem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,3851:19,5102,432
Nigeria8151:217,35312,883
Cameroon4381:47,4186,217
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
England161:3,482,379114,324
United States131:27,881,456736,413
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Ntem (75) may also be a first name.

Ntem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ntem is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 160,228th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,677,276 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ntem live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ntem is also the 1,116,575th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 75 people.

The surname Ntem is most numerous in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,385 people, or 1 in 19,510. Barring Ghana Ntem is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 30 percent are found and Cameroon, where 16 percent are found.

Ntem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

The amount Ntem earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.65% less than the national average, earning R 62,616 per year and in United States they earn 4.36% more than the national average, earning $45,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nteme892,379/
Ntiem89161/
N'Tem895/
Nteim893/
Nthem891/
Nteym891/
Nteum891/
Nthiem803/
Ntetme801/
N'Teim801/
N'Teme801/
Nteeme801/
Ntim7515,093/
Nten75140/
Ntym751/
N'Theim737/
N'Thiem732/
Ntuen673,952/
Ntime67382/
Nteng67173/
Ntien6748/
Nteun678/
N'Tim677/
Nteen675/
Ntent674/
Ntyom671/
Nthen671/
Ntend671/
Ntuim671/
Ntaim671/
N'Tym671/

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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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  • 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 Ntem
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