Nchau Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Nchau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Nchau (7) may also be a first name.
Nchau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nchau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nchau is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nchau.
How Common Is The Last Name Nchau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Nchau occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Nchau are found; 60 percent are found in Central Africa and 60 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nchau is also the 4,548,448th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 7 people.
The last name Nchau is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Southwest Region, where 67 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 33 percent reside. Barring Cameroon Nchau exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 20 percent reside and Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Nchau
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