Nchene Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Nchene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 68 | 1:305,427 | 28,416 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Nchene (10) may also be a first name.
Nchene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nchene Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nchene is found most in Cameroon. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nchene? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,185,341st most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name Nchene occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchene live; 91 percent live in Central Africa and 91 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used given name on earth. It is borne by 10 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 305,427. In Cameroon Nchene is mostly found in: West Region, where 35 percent live, Centre Region, where 24 percent live and Southwest Region, where 22 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent live and Zambia, where 4 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Nchene
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