Nteng Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nteng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nteng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon781:266,27025,687
Nigeria651:2,725,27387,396
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntoeng9111/
Ntaeng914/
Ntueng914/
Ntieng913/
Ntheng911/
Nten89140/
Ntengue83193/
N'Tieng8322/
Nthaeng837/
Ntuen803,952/
Nting8060/
Ntien8048/
Nteun808/
Nteen805/
Ntent804/
Nthen801/
Ntend801/
Ntn7514/
Ntenke73113/
N'Tien7336/
Ntenne734/
Nttuen731/
Ntiong731/
Ntenth731/
Ntyong731/
Ntenqe731/
Ntem672,722/
Ntin6774/
Nhtn672/
Ntingue672/
Hntn671/
Ntnh671/
Nthn671/
Nånting671/
Nttn671/

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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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