Ntosa Surname
Approximately 405 people bear this surname
Ntosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 346 | 1:153,010 | 13,848 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Ntosa (24) may also be a first name.
Ntosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ntosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ntosa (Hindi: ंतोष) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ntosa? popularity and diffusion
Ntosa is the 719,876th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 17,993,941 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Ntosa reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ntosa is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous forename internationally. It is borne by 24 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 346 people, or 1 in 153,010. In Tanzania Ntosa is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 55 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 44 percent live and Iringa Region, where 0 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ntosa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ntosa in the Hindi language | ||
| ंतोष | ntosa | - |
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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 Ntosa
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