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 last name Nchangwe is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Nchangwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nchangwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nchangwe is the 7,117,718th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Nchangwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchangwe reside; 43 percent reside in Central Africa and 43 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Adamawa Region, where 40 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 40 percent are found and Centre Region, where 20 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 29 percent are found.
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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