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 surname Ncharo is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ncharo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ncharo is the 727,600th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,264,526 people. The surname Ncharo 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 frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 91 people.

The last name Ncharo is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 203 people, or 1 in 227,487. In Kenya Ncharo is mostly concentrated in: Kajiado County, where 98 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 0 percent are found and Machakos County, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 46 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Ncharo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the 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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