Ntengwi Surname

253,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ntengwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ntengwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,5611:33,9153,969
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Ntengwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ntengwi is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntengwi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ntengwi is the 253,171st most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,665,522 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntengwi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Ntengwi is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,561 people, or 1 in 33,915. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Songwe Region, where 84 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 16 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntengwa86330/
Ntengwe8664/
Ntengui862/
Ntenkwi861/
Ntengbi861/
Nthengwe80949/
Nteng'wa807/
Nteengwe801/
Ntemngweh751/
Ntengue71193/
Ntingwa7127/
Ntingwe711/
Ntingui711/
Ntiengue671/
Nteungue671/
Ntenghoue631/
Ntinkwa578/
Ntingue572/

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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 Ntengwi
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