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 borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nchayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,689,253rd most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchayi live; 75 percent live in Central Africa and 75 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 532,540. In Cameroon Nchayi is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 72 percent are found, South Region, where 23 percent are found and Centre Region, where 3 percent are found. Besides Cameroon Nchayi exists in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent are found.
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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