Nchayi Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Nchayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 39 | 1:532,540 | 42,124 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
Nchayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nchayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nchayi is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nchayi? popularity and diffusion
Nchayi is the 2,689,253rd most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchayi are found; 75 percent are found in Central Africa and 75 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 532,540. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 72 percent live, South Region, where 23 percent live and Centre Region, where 3 percent live. Aside from Cameroon Nchayi exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nchayio | 92 | 100 | / |
| Ntchayi | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nchai | 91 | 446 | / |
| Nchay | 91 | 1 | / |
| N'Tchayi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nchaji | 83 | 32 | / |
| Nchayu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nchaye | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nchaya | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ntchai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ntchay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nchaai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ncai | 80 | 38 | / |
| Ncay | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ntshayi | 77 | 235 | / |
| Ncheiyi | 77 | 23 | / |
| Ntchaya | 77 | 18 | / |
| Nchayou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ntchaye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ntcheyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ntchyia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nchuyie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ncayo | 73 | 404 | / |
| Nkhai | 73 | 72 | / |
| Nchaa | 73 | 31 | / |
| Nchie | 73 | 27 | / |
| Ncaha | 73 | 26 | / |
| Nchea | 73 | 19 | / |
| Nchui | 73 | 13 | / |
| Nchei | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nchau | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nchae | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ncaya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nchoa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ncoha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nchey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nchij | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ncuha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nchye | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Tchaih | 71 | 17 | / |
| Ntchayep | 71 | 11 | / |
| Nnchayau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ncheye | 67 | 2,167 | / |
| Nchoji | 67 | 382 | / |
| Nkhaya | 67 | 345 | / |
| Ntsayi | 67 | 169 | / |
| Nzayie | 67 | 166 | / |
| Ndzayi | 67 | 97 | / |
| Ncieyi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nkhoyi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ncheya | 67 | 21 | / |
| N'Cayo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nchawe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nchuya | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ncheyo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ncheah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ncheih | 67 | 4 | / |
| N'Zayi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nchuji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nchiya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nchiji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nchaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nchaje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nchoya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ntchie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ncheji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nnchei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ntshay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ncheja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntshai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntchea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchoih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchoja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchuie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchuye | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Choi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njhaij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchoey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnchui | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nchayi
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