Ntewa Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ntewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ntewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania781:678,73939,598
Cameroon341:610,85546,287
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ntewa (13) may also be a first name.

Ntewa Last Name Facts

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

Ntewa is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ntewa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntewa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,604,449th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. Ntewa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntewa are found; 62 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 13 people.

The surname Ntewa is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 678,739. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 99 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 27 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nthewa91301/
Ntewah9187/
Ntewap9145/
Nteewa916/
Nteywa911/
Ntewat911/
Ntheiwa831/
Ntehwah831/
Nteba801,885/
Ntawa80259/
Ntewo80115/
Ntiwa8052/
Nteva804/
Ntewe803/
Nthiwa732,688/
Nteeba73541/
Nthawa73159/
Ntewoh7338/
N'Tewo7317/
N'Teba7313/
Ntaawa737/
Ntawai736/
Ntiwah736/
N'Tiwa735/
Ntahwa735/
Ntibea735/
Ntowaa734/
Ntewhe733/
Ntoiwa733/
N'Tawa732/
Ntihwa731/
Ntebea731/
Nthewe731/
Nteuwo731/
Ndtiwa731/
Ntiewo731/
Ntheba731/
Ntebaa731/
Ntaeva731/
Ntiewe731/
Nteiba731/
Nteweh731/
Nteuwe731/
Ntawah731/
Ntavea731/
Ntiwat731/
Nthiw'a67997/
Nthoiwa67800/
Ntawuha675/
Nteawoh672/
Ntowaah672/
N'Tawai671/
N'Teabe671/
Nddtiwa671/
Nthi'wa671/
N'Theba671/
Ntihwah671/
Ntawaha671/

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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 Ntewa
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