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.

DNA test information

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 last name Ntyama is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntyama? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 309,358th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,978,299 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntyama live; 75 percent live in Central Africa and 71 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

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

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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