Nthama Surname

563,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nthama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nthama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2811:7,2331,568
Kenya2121:217,83015,493
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nthama (103) may also be a first name.

Nthama Last Name Facts

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

Nthama occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nthama? popularity and diffusion

Nthama is the 563,577th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 12,967,164 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nthama live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 930,172nd most frequently used given name internationally. It is borne by 103 people.

Nthama is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is borne by 281 people, or 1 in 7,233. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 57 percent live, Berea District, where 24 percent live and Leribe District, where 7 percent live. Apart from Lesotho it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 38 percent live and South Africa, where 12 percent live.

Nthama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nthama last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Nthama earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.53% less than the national average, earning R 115,176 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nthaama929/
Nthamaa922/
Ntama911,224/
Ntaima83300/
Ntamma83300/
Ndtama8357/
Nthoma8328/
Ntaema8326/
Ntaama8319/
Ntamas8319/
Nthema837/
Nthamo836/
Nthami835/
Nthame832/
Ntasma832/
Ntamai831/
N'Tama831/
Ntamay831/
Ntamah831/
Ntamga831/
Ntaimah7740/
Ntaamah7712/
Nthomas7710/
Ntaimas774/
Ntamach773/
Ntehmah771/
Nteamah771/
Ntammah771/
Ntamahe771/
Ntahame771/
Ntamo735,100/
Ntema732,829/
Ntame731,484/
Ntoma731,169/
Ntami73140/
Ntamy731/
Ntamajje711/
Ntahamou711/
N'Thamou711/
Ntaimo67635/
Ntouma67372/
Nthome67164/
N'Tame6775/
Nteima6770/
Nthomi6744/
Ntemai6722/
N'Tamo6713/
Ntammy6713/
Ntamie676/
Ntoima676/
N'Toma676/
N'Tema676/
Ntaamo674/
Nteuma673/
Ntomas673/
Ntomai673/
Ntamou673/
Ntomah673/
Nthomo673/
N'Tamé672/
Ntaime672/
Ntamgo672/
Ntamoo672/
Ntooma672/
Ntemma672/
Ntemah672/
Ntamis672/
Ntohme671/
Ntohmi671/
Ntamee671/
Ntameu671/
Ntamih671/
Ntamme671/
Ntammo671/
Nteema671/
Ntehmo671/
Ntaume671/
Ntemaa671/
Ntahme671/
Nthemo671/

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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 Nthama
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