Nachama Surname

719,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Nachama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nachama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Zambia1211:130,9919,752
Tanzania1021:519,03534,109
Niger361:533,11213,750
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Nachama (111) may also be a first name.

Nachama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nachama (Bengali: নাচমা, Marathi: नचमा) occurs most in Malawi. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nachama? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 719,876th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 17,993,941 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nachama live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 890,531st most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 111 people.

The last name is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Other than Malawi it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 30 percent are found and Tanzania, where 25 percent are found.

Nachama Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nachama has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nachama surname contracted 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nachama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nachama in the Bengali language
নাচমাnacama-
Nachama in the Marathi language
नचमाnacama-

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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
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  • 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 Nachama
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