Ntenje Surname
Approximately 957 people bear this surname
Ntenje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 889 | 1:19,257 | 3,006 |
| Zimbabwe | 49 | 1:315,066 | 31,156 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Ntenje (32) may also be a first name.
Ntenje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ntenje Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ntenje occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ntenje? popularity and diffusion
It is the 374,335th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 7,614,991 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ntenje are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most numerous given name throughout the world, held by 32 people.
This last name is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 889 people, or 1 in 19,257. Without taking into account Malawi this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live and The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nthenje | 92 | 13 | / |
| Ntene | 91 | 1,657 | / |
| Ntenge | 83 | 667 | / |
| Nthene | 83 | 105 | / |
| Nteene | 83 | 32 | / |
| Ntonje | 83 | 19 | / |
| Ntenye | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ntener | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ntenji | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nteine | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nteane | 83 | 5 | / |
| N'Tene | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ntanje | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ntenee | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nteune | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ntenie | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ntiene | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ntenze | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ntenja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ntetne | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ntense | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ntenhe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nntene | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nthenge | 77 | 4,390 | / |
| Ntiense | 77 | 330 | / |
| Nthanje | 77 | 27 | / |
| Ntengie | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ntendji | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ntenshe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ntengea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ntena | 73 | 3,720 | / |
| Nteni | 73 | 546 | / |
| Nteny | 73 | 63 | / |
| Ntens | 73 | 22 | / |
| Ntienche | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ntenshie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nteignie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nthengne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ntenza | 67 | 308 | / |
| Ntonji | 67 | 156 | / |
| N'Teni | 67 | 123 | / |
| Ntenzi | 67 | 39 | / |
| N'Teny | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ntensa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ntanji | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nthena | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ntengi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ntiena | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ntinee | 67 | 6 | / |
| N'Tena | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ntensi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ntenyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nteeni | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ntenis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ntegni | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ntinja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nteuni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nteina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntheny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntiencheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntemji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntemse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntenay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntensy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntenui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntenxi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntenzy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntenyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nteena | 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 Ntenje
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