Nteye Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nteye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nteye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2211:239,55519,542
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

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

The surname Nteye has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nteye? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 937,786th most frequently used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 numerous given name world-wide, held by 24 people.

Nteye is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 221 people, or 1 in 239,555. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 95 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 4 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nteyie9143/
Ntehye916/
Nteiye915/
Nteyeh911/
Ntheye911/
Ntye89727/
Ntee89327/
Ntey89218/
Nteyehe834/
Nteeyie832/
Nteya803,313/
Nteyi801,367/
Nteei80140/
Ntaye8071/
Ntiye8035/
Ntoye8030/
Nteyo8021/
Ntuye8019/
Nteje8014/
Ntyee8013/
N'Tey807/
Nthey802/
Nntee801/
Nteue801/
Nteyp801/
Ntaee801/
Nteyierr771/
N'Taye73778/
Nteyou7365/
Ntegge7312/
Nthaye734/
Ntuuye734/
Nteyoh734/
Nteiyo733/
Nteyoo733/
N'Teya732/
Ntieya732/
Nteeyo732/
Ntye'e732/
Ntheya732/
Nteyap731/
Ndtaye731/
Nteihe731/
Nteyaj731/
Nteeee731/
Ntuyei731/
Ntejeu731/
Ntayee731/
Ntejiy731/
Nteyah731/
Nteije731/
Ntheue731/
Ntoe67609/
Nteu67279/
Ntue67169/
Ntie67162/
Ntea6771/
Ntuyehe6761/
Ntay6746/
Ntei6745/
Ntae6738/
Ntoy6725/
N'Teihe6712/
Ntuy6710/
Geentee675/
N'Ttaye672/
Ntehahe672/
N'Theya671/
Nteujeu671/
Ntuyehi671/
Nttegge671/
Hntayeh671/
N'Teyah671/
Ntoueje671/
Nteuheu671/

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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
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  • 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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