Nteye Surname
Approximately 280 people bear this surname
Nteye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 221 | 1:239,555 | 19,542 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nteye (24) may also be a first name.
Nteye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nteye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nteye occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nteye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nteye is the 937,786th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. The last name Nteye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nteye reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most common given name in the world, held by 24 people.
The surname Nteye is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 221 people, or 1 in 239,555. In Tanzania Nteye is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 95 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 4 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nteyie | 91 | 43 | / |
| Ntehye | 91 | 6 | / |
| Nteiye | 91 | 5 | / |
| Nteyeh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ntheye | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ntye | 89 | 727 | / |
| Ntee | 89 | 327 | / |
| Ntey | 89 | 218 | / |
| Nteyehe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nteeyie | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nteya | 80 | 3,313 | / |
| Nteyi | 80 | 1,367 | / |
| Nteei | 80 | 140 | / |
| Ntaye | 80 | 71 | / |
| Ntiye | 80 | 35 | / |
| Ntoye | 80 | 30 | / |
| Nteyo | 80 | 21 | / |
| Ntuye | 80 | 19 | / |
| Nteje | 80 | 14 | / |
| Ntyee | 80 | 13 | / |
| N'Tey | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nthey | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nntee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nteue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nteyp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ntaee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nteyierr | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Taye | 73 | 778 | / |
| Nteyou | 73 | 65 | / |
| Ntegge | 73 | 12 | / |
| Nthaye | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ntuuye | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nteyoh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nteiyo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nteyoo | 73 | 3 | / |
| N'Teya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ntieya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nteeyo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ntye'e | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ntheya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nteyap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ndtaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nteihe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nteyaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nteeee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ntuyei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ntejeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ntayee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ntejiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nteyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nteije | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ntheue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ntoe | 67 | 609 | / |
| Nteu | 67 | 279 | / |
| Ntue | 67 | 169 | / |
| Ntie | 67 | 162 | / |
| Ntea | 67 | 71 | / |
| Ntuyehe | 67 | 61 | / |
| Ntay | 67 | 46 | / |
| Ntei | 67 | 45 | / |
| Ntae | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ntoy | 67 | 25 | / |
| N'Teihe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ntuy | 67 | 10 | / |
| Geentee | 67 | 5 | / |
| N'Ttaye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ntehahe | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Theya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nteujeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntuyehi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nttegge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hntayeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Teyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntoueje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nteuheu | 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 Nteye
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