Nchakwi Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nchakwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nchakwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1341:395,08728,090
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nchakwi Last Name Facts

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

Nchakwi is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nchakwi.

How Common Is The Last Name Nchakwi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,537,949th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname Nchakwi is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nchakwi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Nchakwi is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 395,087. In Tanzania Nchakwi is most frequent in: Dodoma Region, where 96 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 3 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nchokwi862/
Nchagwi861/
Ncakwe77120/
Njakwi773/
Nchagwa714,072/
Nchokwe712/
Nshakwe712/
Nsankwi711/
Nzankwi711/
Ntcakwe711/
Nchangvi673/
Nshagwai671/
Ndjakwui671/

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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 Nchakwi
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