Ntonya Surname

219,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,859 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Ntonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ntonya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,5951:10,7331,650
Tanzania1871:283,11022,159
Zimbabwe351:441,09338,294
Botswana331:66,27111,607
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Ntonya (14) may also be a first name.

Ntonya Last Name Facts

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

Ntonya is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ntonya.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntonya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 219,869th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,920,143 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntonya are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 14 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is held by 1,595 people, or 1 in 10,733. Other than Malawi Ntonya exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 10 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntoinya9210/
Nthonya925/
Ntonja83928/
Ntonyo83684/
Ntanya83263/
Ntonia8337/
Ntunya8313/
Ntogna832/
Nthunya771,891/
Ntounia77110/
Ntanyah7773/
Ntonjia779/
Ntonias774/
Ntaanya774/
Nthanya772/
Nthonea771/
Ntonj'a771/
N'Tanya771/
Ndtogna771/
Ndtanya771/
Ntongia771/
Ntonnyo771/
Ntongna771/
Ntounias71170/
Ntougnia711/
Ntunja671,342/
Ntonio67174/
Ntania673/
Ntanja673/
Ntunia671/
Ntoungnia671/
Ntagna671/
Ntanyo671/
Ntanha671/
Ntonjo671/

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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 Ntonya
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