Ntemwa Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Namibia

Ntemwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ntemwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Ntemwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ntemwa has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntemwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ntemwa is the 2,661,929th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntemwa reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Ntemwa is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 2,941,201. In Tanzania Ntemwa is mostly found in: Shinyanga Region, where 50 percent live, Simiyu Region, where 22 percent live and Tabora Region, where 22 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 34 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntemwah921/
Ntemba83423/
Ntenwa83394/
Ntomwa83126/
Ntemua8327/
Ntamwa835/
Ntemwe832/
Ntimwa831/
Nthemwe77550/
Nthemba77433/
N'Temba776/
Ntemweh771/
Ntmba736/
Ntimba675,363/
Ntembe671,270/
Ntembo671,173/
Ntembi67968/
Ntomua6741/
Ntinwa6739/
Ntemby673/
Ntenba672/
Ntemue671/

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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 Ntemwa
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