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 surname Nchema is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nchema? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,415,499th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchema reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 112,411. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Central Province, where 75 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 23 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 1 percent reside. Other than Zambia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common 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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