Ntenene Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Ntenene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ntenene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia451:352,22018,524
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ntenene (13) may also be a first name.

Ntenene Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ntenene occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntenene? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ntenene is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Ntenene is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntenene are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 13 people.

The surname Ntenene is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 352,220. In Zambia Ntenene is mostly concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 91 percent reside, Central Province, where 7 percent reside and Muchinga Province, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Zambia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 12 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntengene931/
Ntonene8636/
Ntenane864/
Ntanene862/
Nteneni861/
Ntenena861/
Ntaneine802/
Ntenenhi801/
Ntengaine751/
Ntinenis6732/
Ntainena671/
Nthaneni671/
Ntegnigni631/
Ntehgnigni591/
Ntinini57228/
Ntinany578/
Ntanane572/
Ntinane571/
Ntanone571/
Ntanine571/
Ntinanoi534/
Nthanani533/
Ntannani531/
Nthanane531/

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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 Ntenene
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