Nchanana Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Nchanana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
Nchanana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nchanana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nchanana has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nchanana.
How Common Is The Last Name Nchanana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchanana reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 36 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 36 percent are found and Geita Region, where 9 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Equatorial Guinea, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ncanana | 93 | 4,686 | / |
| Ncaynana | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ntshanana | 82 | 83 | / |
| Nzanana | 80 | 32 | / |
| Njanana | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nconana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nsanana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ntshangana | 78 | 37 | / |
| Ntshaanana | 78 | 17 | / |
| Nchanganyi | 78 | 15 | / |
| Nsianana | 75 | 27 | / |
| Ntsanana | 75 | 8 | / |
| Nzanaana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nshangano | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nchanongo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nsanganga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngianganga | 67 | 55 | / |
| Nsonana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njonana | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nchanana
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