Nten Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon891:233,36023,225
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nten (19) may also be a first name.

Nten Last Name Facts

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

Nten is most common in Cameroon. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nten click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nten? popularity and diffusion

Nten is the 1,497,948th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. Nten occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nten reside; 64 percent reside in Central Africa and 44 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Nten is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 19 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 233,360. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 53 percent reside, South Region, where 37 percent reside and Centre Region, where 3 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 35 percent reside and Zambia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntuen893,952/
Nteng89173/
Ntien8948/
Nteun898/
Nteen895/
Ntent894/
Nthen891/
Ntend891/
Ntn8614/
N'Tien8036/
Ntenne804/
Nttuen801/
Ntenth801/
Ntem752,722/
Ntin7574/
Nhtn752/
Nttn751/
Nthn751/
Ntnh751/
Hntn751/
Ntengue73193/
Ntina67969/
Ntion67111/
Nting6760/
Nttnt6722/
Nthin675/
N'Tem675/
N'Tin672/
Nthnc671/
Ntinn671/
Ntind671/
N'Tina6015/
Nntina604/
Ntingue552/
Nånting551/
Ntim5015,093/
Ntym501/
Nehetion501/

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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 Nten
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