Nchangwa Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Nchangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
Nchangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nchangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nchangwa is most common in Cameroon. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nchangwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,228,735th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Nchangwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchangwa are found; 73 percent are found in Central Africa and 73 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 769,225. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 16 percent live and Kenya, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nchang'wa | 94 | 231 | / |
| Nchangwah | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ncangwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nchangwi | 88 | 113 | / |
| Nchengwa | 88 | 67 | / |
| Nchangwe | 88 | 7 | / |
| Njhangwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nchongwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nshangwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nchangwie | 82 | 14 | / |
| Nchaangwo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nsangwa | 80 | 1,316 | / |
| Nzangwa | 80 | 18 | / |
| Njangwa | 80 | 16 | / |
| Nxangwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ncongwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nshangwoha | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ndjangwa | 75 | 80 | / |
| Nchenkwa | 75 | 49 | / |
| N'Sangwa | 75 | 27 | / |
| Nchangui | 75 | 22 | / |
| Nchangbi | 75 | 18 | / |
| Ndzangwa | 75 | 17 | / |
| Nchangvi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nchangbe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nzangwai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nchanguo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkhangwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ndzangwai | 71 | 27 | / |
| Ndzahngwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nchangbei | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nchangbih | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ntshongwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nsangua | 67 | 3,933 | / |
| Nzangba | 67 | 376 | / |
| Nsongwa | 67 | 195 | / |
| Njongwa | 67 | 60 | / |
| Njankwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Njangba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nsankwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nd'zangwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchangbeih | 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
- 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 Nchangwa
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