Ncheh Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ncheh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ncheh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1901:109,31112,779
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ncheh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ncheh is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ncheh.

How Common Is The Last Name Ncheh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,198,640th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ncheh are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 190 people, or 1 in 109,311. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 77 percent live, Centre Region, where 13 percent live and Littoral Region, where 8 percent live. Other than Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ncheah915/
Ncheih914/
Nchieh912/
Nche895,081/
Nchehie831/
Nchee80665/
Nchie8027/
Nchez8025/
Nchih8022/
Nchea8019/
Nchei805/
Hnche805/
N'Che803/
Nnche802/
Nched802/
Ncher801/
Ncheu801/
Nchey801/
Nchaha732/
Nnchei732/
Nchoey731/
Nchoih731/
Ncheee731/
N'Chih731/
Ncha674,064/
Nchi67621/
Nkhe677/
Nhhj671/
Nchy671/

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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 Ncheh
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