Ntuga Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ntuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ntuga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1631:324,79524,514
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Ntuga (16) may also be a first name.

Ntuga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ntuga is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntuga? popularity and diffusion

Ntuga is the 1,276,805th most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The surname Ntuga occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ntuga live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held forename globally, held by 16 people.

It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 324,795. In Tanzania Ntuga is most frequent in: Tabora Region, where 96 percent are found, Simiyu Region, where 2 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 4 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntunga911,822/
Ntouga9126/
Nteuga9118/
Ntugga912/
Ntounga83132/
Ntougas8314/
Nthunga837/
Nteunga832/
N'Tunga832/
Ntughah831/
Ntiga801,501/
Ntoga80373/
Ntuge8033/
Ntugi802/
Ndtounga773/
Ntuungha771/
Nthiga738,740/
Ntungi73612/
Ntungo73513/
Ntunge7366/
Ntigha7333/
Ntigga739/
Ntogha733/
Ntugot731/
Ntogai731/
Ntugui731/
Nhtiga731/
N'Tougass711/
Ntougou67870/
Nthigah67387/
Nthungo67209/
Ntoughe6712/
Nthungi6710/
Nteugot6710/
Nthigai679/
N'Tungi674/
N'Tigai671/
Ntoungo671/
Ntougho671/
Nthokga671/
Nthogoa671/
Ntuingo671/

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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 Ntuga
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