Nchali Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nchali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nchali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania821:645,62938,896
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nchali (11) may also be a first name.

Nchali Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nchali is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nchali? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nchali is the 2,034,059th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchali reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nchali is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 11 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 645,629. In Tanzania Nchali is most numerous in: Mwanza Region, where 89 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent reside and Simiyu Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nchaili921/
Ncali914/
Nchala83200/
Ncholi834/
Nshali834/
Nkhali833/
Nchale832/
Ncaili831/
Ntshali77615/
Nkhaili77376/
Nkhauli7741/
Nkhaliy7714/
Nchalla779/
N'Haili773/
Ntchale771/
Ncholis771/
Ncholih771/
Nchouli771/
Nzahali771/
Nthsali771/
Nchaule771/
Ncholie770/
Nzali736,241/
Ncala733,272/
Njali731,019/
Nsali73565/
Nxali7323/
Ncale7314/
Ncaly730/
N'Khaili714/
Nshala671,521/
Ndjali671,096/
Nchola67659/
Ntsali67621/
Nzalia67570/
Nchele67387/
Nkholi67387/
Nzalli67250/
Nzalie67130/
Nshale67118/
Ndzali6799/
Nsaali6766/
Nsalai6759/
Ntjali6743/
Nziali6716/
Njalli6710/
Hnsali674/
Nzeali674/
Nzaili674/
Njalui673/
N'Sali672/
Nkhale672/
Njaali672/
Ncaula672/
Nchole672/
Nzalai671/
Ndcala671/
N'Khaaili671/
Ncaule671/
Nceuli671/
Njhale671/
N'Hale671/
Nzauli671/
Nzaali671/
Ngiali671/
Ncalle671/
Nsalli671/
Nsalio671/
Nsaili671/

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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
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  • 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 Nchali
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