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 last name Nchau is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nchau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Nchau is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Nchau live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 60 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nchau is also the 4,548,448th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 7 people.
The surname Nchau is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Nchau is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 67 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 33 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.
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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 Nchau
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