Nthangu Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nthangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nthangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1121:412,32122,772
Tanzania681:778,55342,281
England11:55,718,059489,080

Nthangu (53) may also be a first name.

Nthangu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nthangu is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nthangu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nthangu is the 1,267,784th most widely held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nthangu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, held by 53 people.

The last name Nthangu is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 412,321. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Machakos County, where 85 percent live, Makueni County, where 8 percent live and Embu County, where 4 percent live. Beside Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 38 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Nthangu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntangu924,328/
Ntangou86367/
Nthengu86263/
N'Tangu8670/
Ntangus863/
Ntanu83334/
Ntagu8363/
N'Tangou80797/
Nthangoe801/
Ntangnou801/
Ntangueu801/
Ntanou77373/
Ntongu7759/
Ntagou773/
Ntaunu773/
Ntaagu772/
N'Tagu771/
Ntanouh7112/
Ntongou713/
N'Tagou712/
Ntongnu711/
Ntagueu711/
Ntagnou711/
Ntatnou711/
Ntatgnu711/
Ntonguh711/
Ntamnut711/
Ntoungou6750/
Ntoinggu672/
Ntonu671/
N'Tamgou671/
Nteungou671/
Ntoongou671/
Ndtoungou63901/
Ntoungueu631/
Ntogou624/
Ntonou623/
Ntuogu623/
Ntomnu621/
Ntonui621/
Ntougou57870/
Ntounou5740/
Ntoumnou532/
Ndtougou532/
Ntousgou531/
Ntounnou531/

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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 Nthangu
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