Ntongwe Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ntongwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ntongwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2461:84,42710,261
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ntongwe (28) may also be a first name.

Ntongwe Last Name Facts

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

Ntongwe is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntongwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 788,513th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 20,356,274 people. The last name Ntongwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ntongwe are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most common forename throughout the world It is held by 28 people.

It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 246 people, or 1 in 84,427. In Cameroon Ntongwe is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 83 percent are found, Centre Region, where 7 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 6 percent are found. Beside Cameroon it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntoungwe9321/
Nthongwe931/
Ntongweh931/
Ntongwge931/
Ntungwe86755/
Ntongue8623/
Ntongwa866/
Ntangwe862/
Nthengwe80949/
Nthongwa8052/
N'Tongue8048/
Ntoungwa8016/
Nthangwe808/
Ntoungue803/
Ntoungoue751/
Ntungwa711,252/
Ntangwa71168/
Ntangue7113/
Ntunkwe714/
Ntongui711/
Ntankwe711/
Ntumgwe711/
Ndtonghuer711/
Ntonkwa711/
Ntoungui6756/
N'Tangue6718/
Ntang'wa675/
Ntung'wa674/
Ntuungwa674/
Ntangbeh673/
Nteungue671/
N'Tongui671/
Ntungbeh671/
Ntahangwa632/
Ntoumgoue631/
Ntankwa57180/
Ntangua57100/
Ntungui579/
Ntunkue574/
Ntankwi573/
Ntangui572/
Ntunqwa571/
Ntungua571/
Ntumkwe571/
N'Tangui538/
Ntamkweh531/

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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 Ntongwe
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