Nachuma Surname

221,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Nachuma Surname Definition:

Nachuma is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a very wealthy person.

Nachuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,4641:11,6931,806
Tanzania2351:225,28318,694
Uganda901:433,77026,293
Zambia371:428,37620,573
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Nachuma (103) may also be a first name.

Nachuma Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nachuma is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a very wealthy person.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Nachuma Last Name Facts

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

Nachuma is found most in Malawi. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nachuma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 221,768th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,962,776 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nachuma live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nachuma is also the 930,172nd most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 103 people.

It is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,464 people, or 1 in 11,693. Excluding Malawi it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 13 percent are found and Uganda, where 5 percent are found.

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