Nthiga Surname

57,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nthiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nthiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8,7171:5,298740
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Nthiga (3,068) may also be a first name.

Nthiga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nthiga is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nthiga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 57,903rd most frequently used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 833,815 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nthiga are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 130,289th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 3,068 people.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 8,717 people, or 1 in 5,298. In Kenya Nthiga is most frequent in: Embu County, where 57 percent live, Tharaka Nithi County, where 20 percent live and Meru County, where 11 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Nthiga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Nthiga earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 58.57% less than the national average, earning $17,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nthigah92387/
Nthigai929/
Nthinga923/
Ntiga911,501/
Nthiggah862/
Ntigha8333/
Nthega8310/
Ntigga839/
Ntoiga835/
Nhtiga831/
Nthige831/
Nthenga771,082/
N'Toiga771/
N'Tigai771/
Ntuga73179/
Ntega73175/
Ntigi7312/
Ntigo732/
Ntheng'a711/
Ntiege67156/
Ntigui67120/
N'Tega6718/
Nteuga6718/
Ntiego677/
Ntoigo673/
Ntugga672/
Ntaigi671/
Ntegga671/
Nteega671/
Ntigos671/
Ntegai671/

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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 Nthiga
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