Nchema Surname
Approximately 153 people bear this surname
Nchema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 141 | 1:112,411 | 8,739 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Nchema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nchema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nchema occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nchema? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,415,499th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. Nchema occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchema live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Nchema is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 112,411. In Zambia Nchema is primarily concentrated in: Central Province, where 75 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 23 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 1 percent reside. Barring Zambia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ntchema | 92 | 235 | / |
| Ncheema | 92 | 152 | / |
| Ncema | 91 | 17 | / |
| N'Tchema | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nchama | 83 | 31,847 | / |
| Nchima | 83 | 2,699 | / |
| Nchoma | 83 | 382 | / |
| Nkhema | 83 | 155 | / |
| Ncheme | 83 | 44 | / |
| Nchemo | 83 | 24 | / |
| Nchemi | 83 | 18 | / |
| Nciema | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ngcema | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nshema | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nchioma | 77 | 10 | / |
| Nchemes | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nchemie | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nchemeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ncheume | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nchamay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nchomah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ntchemo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ntchima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ntshema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nchetme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ncheumi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nchiemi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nciemat | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Chama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nchamah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngema | 73 | 48,745 | / |
| Nzema | 73 | 2,914 | / |
| Njema | 73 | 2,170 | / |
| Nkema | 73 | 1,342 | / |
| Nsema | 73 | 1,113 | / |
| Ncemo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ncima | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nxema | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nqema | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ntshiema | 71 | 164 | / |
| Nchiemie | 71 | 10 | / |
| Nchemouh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ntchemou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nshima | 67 | 776 | / |
| Ndjema | 67 | 695 | / |
| Nsiema | 67 | 181 | / |
| Nkiema | 67 | 120 | / |
| Njeama | 67 | 97 | / |
| Ntsema | 67 | 89 | / |
| Ngiema | 67 | 88 | / |
| Nzeama | 67 | 81 | / |
| Nseema | 67 | 75 | / |
| Nchamo | 67 | 67 | / |
| Nkemah | 67 | 49 | / |
| Ndzema | 67 | 37 | / |
| N'Chemouh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nzemoa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nchime | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ngqema | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nchomo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nchimi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nkemma | 67 | 5 | / |
| N'Sema | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ntzema | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nquema | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngemai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nzemah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkgema | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nzemma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkemat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njemea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nzeema | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkheme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngemas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngcima | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngcemo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njemai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nziema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkemea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngemaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Gema | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Kema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndsema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nsemga | 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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- 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 Nchema
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