Nchaga Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nchaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nchaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2171:212,81115,182
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nchaga (26) may also be a first name.

Nchaga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nchaga is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nchaga? popularity and diffusion

Nchaga is the 1,067,497th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. The last name Nchaga is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchaga reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nchaga is also the 2,084,397th most numerous first name internationally, held by 26 people.

Nchaga is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 217 people, or 1 in 212,811. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kisii County, where 98 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 0 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 0 percent are found. Not including Kenya Nchaga exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 5 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Nchaga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nchagoa9276/
Nchanga9228/
Nchakga9215/
Nchagas927/
Ntchaga922/
Nchagai921/
Nchahaga86346/
Nchaanga861/
N'Tchaga861/
Nchoga83223/
Nchage836/
Nchega832/
Nshaga831/
Nchagi831/
Nchange77314/
Nchango7796/
Nshanga7743/
Ndzhaga777/
Nchangi774/
Nchonga772/
Nchagop771/
Nshagha771/
Nchouga771/
Ntshaga771/
Njaga73751/
Nzaga73150/
Nsaga7337/
Ncago737/
Nxaga731/
Ntshanga711,475/
Nchangou7142/
Nchanghe7122/
Ntchagou713/
Nchangie712/
Nchounga711/
Ntshagai711/
Ntshakga711/
Nshagoha711/
Ntchouga711/
Nsanga678,240/
Nzanga674,675/
Njaaga67600/
Nsaiga67373/
Ntsaga67372/
Ndjaga67326/
Nsagga6795/
Nzagai6758/
Ntjaga6714/
N'Zaga6713/
Njagah6711/
Nkhage677/
Ndzaga675/
Ngiaga675/
Nshoga675/
Nsagah671/
Nsiaga671/
Nzeaga671/
Nsagap671/
Nchangheh671/
Nchogi671/
Nzahga671/
Njagai671/
Njagap671/

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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 Nchaga
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