Nteyi Surname

282,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nteyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nteyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,2451:43,5165,556
Nigeria831:2,134,25073,634
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nteyi (12) may also be a first name.

Nteyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nteyi is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nteyi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nteyi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 282,110th most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 5,331,050 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nteyi are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 12 people.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,245 people, or 1 in 43,516. In South Africa Nteyi is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 69 percent are found, Western Cape, where 11 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Nteyi Last Name Statistics demography

Nteyi earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17.6% less than the national average, earning R 195,804 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nteyie9143/
Ntey89218/
Ntei8945/
Nteya803,313/
Ntoyi801,939/
Nthei80944/
Ntayi80346/
Nteye80280/
Nteih80188/
Nteyo8021/
N'Tey807/
N'Tei807/
Ntuyi803/
Nthey802/
Nteyp801/
Nteji801/
Ntyie801/
N'Teih731,015/
Nteyou7365/
Nthayi7321/
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Ntoyie734/
Nteyoh734/
Ntheih733/
Nteiyo733/
Nteyoo733/
Nteeyo732/
Ntieya732/
N'Tayi732/
Ntheya732/
N'Teya732/
Nteich732/
Nteyeh731/
Ntayie731/
Ntehji731/
Ntejiy731/
Nteyap731/
Nteyah731/
Nthoyi731/
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Nteijh731/
Ntheye731/
Nteihi731/
Nteihe731/
Nteiha731/
Nteije731/
Ntui677,797/
Ntoi672,666/
Ntai672,162/
Ntye67727/
Ntoe67609/
Ntee67327/
Nteu67279/
N'Theih67234/
Ntue67169/
Ntie67162/
Ntea6771/
Ntay6746/
Ntae6738/
Ntoy6725/
N'Teich6716/
N'Teihe6712/
Ntuy6710/
N'Tayie672/
N'Teith671/
N'Teyah671/
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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 Nteyi
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