Ncharo Surname

727,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Malawi

Ncharo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ncharo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2031:227,48715,979
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539

Ncharo (91) may also be a first name.

Ncharo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ncharo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ncharo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 727,600th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 18,264,526 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ncharo reside; 51 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 91 people.

The last name Ncharo is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 203 people, or 1 in 227,487. In Kenya it is most common in: Kajiado County, where 98 percent live, Kiambu County, where 0 percent live and Machakos County, where 0 percent live. Other than Kenya Ncharo is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 46 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Ncharo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ncharo last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ncharro9234/
N'Charo921/
Nchoro8362/
Nsharo8313/
Nchara838/
Nkharo832/
Nchoroh7715/
Ncharra771/
Nzaro734,045/
Njaro73169/
Nsaro7386/
Ncara7320/
Ncoro732/
Ncharath711/
Ndjaro67223/
Ncooro67175/
N'Chourou6715/
Nzaaro6714/
Nchera6713/
N'Jaro678/
Nshoro677/
Njairo674/
Nzairo672/
Njarro672/
Nshara672/
Njaruo671/
Nkhoro671/
Nzhara671/
Nzaroh671/
Nzaroa671/
Ngiaro671/
Nkhara671/
Nchora671/

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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 Ncharo
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