Ntyama Surname

309,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ntyama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Ntyama Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon9101:22,8233,098
Tanzania3091:171,33215,031

Ntyama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ntyama occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntyama? popularity and diffusion

Ntyama is the 309,358th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,978,299 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntyama live; 75 percent live in Central Africa and 71 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Ntyama is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 910 people, or 1 in 22,823. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: South Region, where 83 percent live, Centre Region, where 13 percent live and Littoral Region, where 4 percent live. Excluding Cameroon Ntyama occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntyamah921/
Ntyame831,582/
Ntiama83699/
Ntjama8341/
Nthiama7781/
Ntiamoa7710/
Ntiamea771/
Ntyamuo771/
Nteamah771/
Ntagiama711/
Nteoma6731/
Ntjame678/
Ntiami674/
Ntioma671/
Nthyomi621/
Ntjamoo621/
Nthiamy621/
N'Tiamou572/
Ntiomo5040/
Ntjomo5010/
Nteomo501/
Ntiome501/
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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 Ntyama
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