Ntowa Surname
Approximately 315 people bear this surname
Ntowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Cameroon | 90 | 1:230,767 | 23,017 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Ntowa (13) may also be a first name.
Ntowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ntowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ntowa occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ntowa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 862,604th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 23,135,066 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ntowa reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 13 people.
It is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Excluding Malawi it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 29 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ntowaa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ntoiwa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nthowa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ntowas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ntoowa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ntow | 89 | 15,826 | / |
| Nthoiwa | 83 | 800 | / |
| N'Touwa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ntowaah | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ndowa | 80 | 3,945 | / |
| Ntova | 80 | 715 | / |
| Ntoba | 80 | 577 | / |
| Ntawa | 80 | 259 | / |
| Ntowo | 80 | 81 | / |
| N'Tow | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nntow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hntow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nthoiwwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ntgouwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nthoba | 73 | 2,047 | / |
| Ntouba | 73 | 1,420 | / |
| Ntovas | 73 | 1,301 | / |
| Nthawa | 73 | 159 | / |
| Ntouva | 73 | 75 | / |
| Ntaawa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ntawai | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ntahwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ntowou | 73 | 2 | / |
| N'Tawa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ntawat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ntawas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ntoyba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ntowuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ntawah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ntobah | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Toba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ntab | 67 | 583 | / |
| Ntouvas | 67 | 102 | / |
| Ntob | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ntawuha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ntaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ntaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Tawai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntouwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntouvea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nthouba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntawaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntohvaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntohbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntov | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Touva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntav | 67 | 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
- 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 Ntowa
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