Ntugwa Surname
Approximately 2,502 people bear this surname
Ntugwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,490 | 1:21,262 | 2,656 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ntugwa (1,510) may also be a first name.
Ntugwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ntugwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ntugwa is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ntugwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 171,985th most widespread surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,912,688 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntugwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ntugwa is also the 199,962nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 1,510 people.
The surname Ntugwa is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,490 people, or 1 in 21,262. In Tanzania Ntugwa is most frequent in: Simiyu Region, where 68 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 14 percent live and Tabora Region, where 9 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ntougwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ntuungwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ntung'wa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ntogwa | 83 | 664 | / |
| Ntugba | 83 | 94 | / |
| Ntukwa | 83 | 42 | / |
| Ntigwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ntuingwah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nthukwa | 77 | 392 | / |
| Ntungwo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ntunqwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ntungua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ntuikwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndtugba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ntoungwe | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ntigwhah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ntokwa | 67 | 154 | / |
| Ntigwo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ntukwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ntogwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntugui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntogwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntigua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nthokwa | 62 | 127 | / |
| Nthikwa | 62 | 6 | / |
| Ntunkwe | 62 | 4 | / |
| Ntougue | 62 | 3 | / |
| Ntoukwe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ntoungue | 57 | 3 | / |
| Ntougoue | 57 | 2 | / |
| Nteungue | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ntokwe | 50 | 177 | / |
| Ntokwo | 50 | 3 | / |
| Ntikwo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ntokwi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ntokuo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ntocwo | 50 | 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 Ntugwa
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