Ntokwa Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ntokwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ntokwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1241:426,94829,878
Zambia251:633,99725,256
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Ntokwa (10) may also be a first name.

Ntokwa Last Name Facts

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

Ntokwa occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ntokwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntokwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,409,418th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntokwa are found; 81 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.

The surname Ntokwa is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 426,948. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Rukwa Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 16 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nthokwa92127/
Ntuokwa9228/
Ntogwa83664/
Ntokwe83177/
Ntukwa8342/
Ntakwa8335/
Ntekwa834/
Ntokwo833/
Ntokwi831/
Nthukwa77392/
Ntankwa77180/
Ntakhwa77121/
Nteekwa775/
Ntougwa771/
Ntoukwe771/
Ntuikwa771/
Ntugwa672,502/
Ntegwa671,589/
Ntakwi6715/
Ntagwa6711/
Ntakwe673/
Ntukwe673/
Ntakua671/
Ntokuo671/
Ntogwo671/
Ntogwe671/
Ntocwo671/

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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 Ntokwa
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