Ntwe Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Ntwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ntwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1981:273,62527,113
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Ntwe (21) may also be a first name.

Ntwe Last Name Facts

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

Ntwe is found most in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,035,555th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntwe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ntwe is also the 2,368,944th most frequent given name in the world, held by 21 people.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 198 people, or 1 in 273,625. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 67 percent reside, Gauteng, where 14 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 10 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 18 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Ntwe Last Name Statistics demography

Ntwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.4% less than the national average, earning R 144,000 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntweh892/
Ntwea892/
Ntw866/
Ntwieh801/
Ntwa75722/
Ndwe75297/
Ntue75169/
Ntwh752/
Ntwd752/
Ntwi752/
Ntoue67106/
Nthue6747/
Ntueh675/
Ntuea674/
Ntuer673/
Ndwer672/
N'Twa672/
Nnthw671/
Ndwei671/
Ndwey671/
Ndweh671/
Ntwai671/
Ntuie671/
Nthwa671/

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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 Ntwe
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