Nteng Surname
Approximately 173 people bear this surname
Nteng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 78 | 1:266,270 | 25,687 |
| Nigeria | 65 | 1:2,725,273 | 87,396 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Nteng (42) may also be a first name.
Nteng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nteng Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nteng is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nteng? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,305,105th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nteng reside; 61 percent reside in Central Africa and 40 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequently held first name globally, held by 42 people.
The surname Nteng is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 266,270. In Cameroon Nteng is most common in: East Region, where 44 percent live, Northwest Region, where 26 percent live and Southwest Region, where 19 percent live. Excluding Cameroon Nteng exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 38 percent live and The DR Congo, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ntoeng | 91 | 11 | / |
| Ntaeng | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ntueng | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ntieng | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ntheng | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nten | 89 | 140 | / |
| Ntengue | 83 | 193 | / |
| N'Tieng | 83 | 22 | / |
| Nthaeng | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ntuen | 80 | 3,952 | / |
| Nting | 80 | 60 | / |
| Ntien | 80 | 48 | / |
| Nteun | 80 | 8 | / |
| Nteen | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ntent | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nthen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ntend | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ntn | 75 | 14 | / |
| Ntenke | 73 | 113 | / |
| N'Tien | 73 | 36 | / |
| Ntenne | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nttuen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ntiong | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ntenth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ntyong | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ntenqe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ntem | 67 | 2,722 | / |
| Ntin | 67 | 74 | / |
| Nhtn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ntingue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hntn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntnh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nthn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nånting | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nttn | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Nteng
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