Ntemi Surname

85,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ntemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ntemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5,4791:9,6631,260
Cameroon851:244,34224,081
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ntemi (3,481) may also be a first name.

Ntemi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ntemi is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntemi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 85,868th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,298,102 people. Ntemi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntemi are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ntemi is also the 120,436th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 3,481 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 5,479 people, or 1 in 9,663. In Tanzania Ntemi is most common in: Simiyu Region, where 47 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 17 percent live and Tabora Region, where 11 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Ntemi Last Name Statistics demography

Ntemi earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.1% less than the national average, earning R 180,360 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nthemi9137/
Ntemai9122/
Nteumi913/
Ntemei912/
Ntemis912/
Ntiemi911/
Ntemie911/
Ntemeis831/
Ntema802,829/
Nteme802,379/
Ntomi80267/
Ntami80140/
Ntimi8033/
Nteima7370/
Nthomi7344/
Ntimih7310/
Nthema737/
N'Tema736/
Ntamie736/
Nthami735/
Ntieme734/
Ntiema733/
Ntomai733/
Ntemma732/
Ntimai731/
Ntimoi731/
Ntamai731/
Ntetme731/
Ntemey731/
Ntemaa731/
Nteeme731/
Nteema731/
Ntimis731/
Nthimi731/
Ntamih731/
Ntohmi731/
Ntiemy731/
N'Teme731/
Nthiemy671/
Nthyomi671/
Nthiomi671/
N'Temma671/
Ntema'a671/

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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 Ntemi
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