Nchaw Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nchaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nchaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1091:190,54219,833
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nchaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nchaw is most common in Cameroon. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nchaw? popularity and diffusion

Nchaw is the 1,727,723rd most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. Nchaw is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nchaw are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 190,542. In Cameroon Nchaw is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 51 percent live and Southwest Region, where 48 percent live. Beside Cameroon Nchaw exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nchawe9116/
Ncaw891/
Nchow8022/
Nshaw801/
N'Tchawe772/
Nchafe733/
Nchabh731/
Nchowa731/
Nsaw677/
Ntshawe677/
Njaw676/
Ncow675/
Nchaphe671/
Ncaf671/
Ncav671/

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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
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  • 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 Nchaw
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