Ntogwa Surname

496,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Botswana

Ntogwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ntogwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5021:105,46110,265
Botswana1601:13,6682,650
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ntogwa (320) may also be a first name.

Ntogwa Last Name Facts

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

Ntogwa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntogwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 496,702nd most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,975,220 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntogwa are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 490,671st most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 320 people.

The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 502 people, or 1 in 105,461. In Tanzania Ntogwa is most frequent in: Shinyanga Region, where 36 percent live, Tabora Region, where 31 percent live and Rukwa Region, where 30 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 24 percent live and Namibia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntougwa921/
Ntugwa832,502/
Ntegwa831,589/
Ntokwa83154/
Ntagwa8311/
Ntogwo831/
Ntogwe831/
Nthokwa77127/
Ntuokwa7728/
Ntongwo771/
N'Tagwa771/
Ntoungwe7121/
Ntung'wa714/
Ntuungwa714/
Ntongweh711/
Ntogue67390/
Ntokwe67177/
Ntugba6794/
Ntukwa6742/
Ntakwa6735/
Ntogbo6715/
Ntekwa674/
Ntokwo673/
Ntagua672/
Ntahangwa672/
Ntuingwah671/
Ntokwi671/
Ntogbe671/
Ntocwo671/
Ntagba671/

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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 Ntogwa
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