Ntungu Surname

216,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,894 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ntungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ntungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1141:47,5245,339
DR Congo7391:99,97211,221
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ntungu (41) may also be a first name.

Ntungu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ntungu is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntungu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 216,621st most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,847,701 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntungu are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ntungu is also the 1,590,275th most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 41 people.

It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,114 people, or 1 in 47,524. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Singida Region, where 46 percent live, Kigoma Region, where 24 percent live and Manyara Region, where 8 percent live. Barring Tanzania it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 39 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Ntungu Last Name Statistics demography

Ntungu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.85% less than the national average, earning R 71,652 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndtungu9210/
Nthungu927/
Ntunggu923/
N'Tungu921/
Ntunu91232/
Ntugu9159/
Ntoungou8650/
Nteungou861/
Ntongu8359/
Ntuunu8312/
Ntaunu833/
N'Tunu831/
Ntuggu831/
Ndtoungou80901/
Ntoungueu801/
Ntougou77870/
Ntounou7740/
Ntumnui7719/
Ntongou773/
Nthingu771/
Ntonguh771/
Ntoumnou712/
Ndtougou712/
Ntousgou711/
Ntounnou711/
Ntoongou711/
Ntonu551/
Ntogou504/
Ntonou503/
Ntonui501/

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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 Ntungu
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