Nchangwe Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Nchangwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
Nchangwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nchangwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nchangwe is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nchangwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchangwe are found; 43 percent are found in Central Africa and 43 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Nchangwe is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 40 percent live, Northwest Region, where 40 percent live and Centre Region, where 20 percent live. Other than Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 29 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nchangwie | 94 | 14 | / |
| Nchangwi | 88 | 113 | / |
| Nchangwa | 88 | 37 | / |
| Nchangbe | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nkhangwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nchengwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nchang'wa | 82 | 231 | / |
| Nchangbei | 82 | 3 | / |
| Ntchangue | 82 | 2 | / |
| Ntchongwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ntchankwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nsangwe | 80 | 127 | / |
| Nzangwe | 80 | 36 | / |
| Njangwe | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ncankwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ncangwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nchangbeih | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nchangui | 75 | 22 | / |
| Nchangbi | 75 | 18 | / |
| Njangwes | 75 | 8 | / |
| Nchangvi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nshangwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ndzangwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nzangwes | 75 | 1 | / |
| Njangkwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nchengue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nchongwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ntshongwe | 71 | 20 | / |
| Nchangbih | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nsangwa | 67 | 1,316 | / |
| Nzangue | 67 | 667 | / |
| Nzangbe | 67 | 328 | / |
| Njongwe | 67 | 201 | / |
| Nsongwe | 67 | 188 | / |
| Nsangue | 67 | 174 | / |
| Nzongwe | 67 | 144 | / |
| Njangue | 67 | 50 | / |
| Nzangwa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Njankwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nsankwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ntchounkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntchongoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntchankoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nsangwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nshangwoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncongwa | 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 Nchangwe
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