Ntenga Surname

71,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,863 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ntenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ntenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,6631:14,4531,886
South Africa1,7651:30,6963,943
Kenya5811:79,4837,363
DR Congo3691:200,21619,970
Zambia2681:59,1425,372
Cameroon1081:192,30619,984
Uganda971:402,46725,105
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Ntenga (262) may also be a first name.

Ntenga Last Name Facts

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

Ntenga is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ntenga.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntenga? popularity and diffusion

Ntenga is the 71,895th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,061,860 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntenga are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 549,774th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 262 people.

The last name Ntenga is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,663 people, or 1 in 14,453. In Tanzania Ntenga is most prevalent in: Songwe Region, where 47 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 18 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 26 percent reside and Kenya, where 8 percent reside.

Ntenga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Ntenga earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.61% less than the national average, earning R 164,892 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nthenga921,082/
Nteng'a92203/
Nteanga924/
Nteenga922/
Nteunga922/
Ntengea921/
Nten'ga921/
Ntengah921/
Ntienga921/
Ntengas921/
Ntena913,720/
Ntnga911/
Nteng'ah861/
Ntheng'a861/
Ntengo832,107/
Ntinga831,415/
Ntenge83667/
Ntenas8386/
Nthena8321/
Ntengi8317/
Ntiena8313/
Ndtnga839/
N'Tena835/
Ntenah833/
Nteena831/
Ntemga831/
Nteina831/
Ntegna831/
Ntenap831/
Ntenay831/
Ntetna831/
Nthenge774,390/
Nthengo7738/
Ntengye7729/
Ntenghe7715/
Ntengho7710/
Ntengos775/
Ntuengo774/
Ntengie774/
Nthinga773/
Nthengi772/
Ntengui772/
Nthenat771/
Ntengoi771/
Ntiengi771/
Nthiena771/
Ntingga771/
Ntina73969/
Nteno7316/
N'Tengou716/
Ntenguye712/
Ntiongai711/
Nthennah711/
Ntuungha711/
Nteungou711/
Ntinas671,029/
Nthina67115/
Ntingi6778/
Ntingo6765/
N'Tina6715/
Nntina674/
Ntinge674/
Ntyona673/
Ntenou672/
Ntaina671/
Ntemgo671/
Ntiona671/
Ntinai671/
Ntinah671/
Ntigna671/
Ntoina671/
Ntehno671/

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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 Ntenga
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