Ntongwe Surname
Approximately 358 people bear this surname
Ntongwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 246 | 1:84,427 | 10,261 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ntoungwe | 93 | 21 | / |
| Nthongwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ntongweh | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ntongwge | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ntungwe | 86 | 755 | / |
| Ntongue | 86 | 23 | / |
| Ntongwa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ntangwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nthengwe | 80 | 949 | / |
| Nthongwa | 80 | 52 | / |
| N'Tongue | 80 | 48 | / |
| Ntoungwa | 80 | 16 | / |
| Nthangwe | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ntoungue | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ntoungoue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ntungwa | 71 | 1,252 | / |
| Ntangwa | 71 | 168 | / |
| Ntangue | 71 | 13 | / |
| Ntunkwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ntongui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ntankwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ntumgwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndtonghuer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ntonkwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ntoungui | 67 | 56 | / |
| N'Tangue | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ntang'wa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ntung'wa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ntuungwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ntangbeh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nteungue | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Tongui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntungbeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntahangwa | 63 | 2 | / |
| Ntoumgoue | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ntankwa | 57 | 180 | / |
| Ntangua | 57 | 100 | / |
| Ntungui | 57 | 9 | / |
| Ntunkue | 57 | 4 | / |
| Ntankwi | 57 | 3 | / |
| Ntangui | 57 | 2 | / |
| Ntunqwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ntungua | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ntumkwe | 57 | 1 | / |
| N'Tangui | 53 | 8 | / |
| Ntamkweh | 53 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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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