Nchenje Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Botswana

Nchenje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nchenje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1881:84,3087,077
Botswana1711:12,7892,446
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nchenje (17) may also be a first name.

Nchenje Last Name Facts

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

Nchenje is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Nchenje click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nchenje? popularity and diffusion

Nchenje is the 785,023rd most prevalent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. The last name Nchenje is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchenje are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nchenje is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 17 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is carried by 188 people, or 1 in 84,308. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Southern Province, where 87 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 10 percent live and Central Province, where 3 percent live. Beside Zambia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 48 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ncheenje9324/
Ntchenje939/
Nchene9275/
Nchenge86206/
Nchanje86157/
Nchenze8627/
Nchiene8625/
Nchenye862/
Ncheene861/
Ncheane861/
Nchinje861/
Nchense861/
Nchenie861/
Ncheneh861/
Nchence861/
Ncene831/
Nchenche8080/
Nchengeh804/
Nshenjeh802/
Ntchenze802/
Ncheaneh801/
Nchenseh801/
Nchinjie801/
Njenje772,071/
Ngenje77789/
Nzenje77278/
Nchena77125/
Ncence77111/
Nsenje7728/
Nkenje7721/
Ncenge7711/
Nceene7710/
Nkhene775/
Nchinj774/
Ncenye772/
Nchitenji751/
Nchanji711,663/
Ngcenge71445/
Ngendje7163/
Nkendje7138/
Nchinja7136/
Ntjenje7128/
Nkhenge7121/
Nchonji7117/
Nkenjeu7117/
Nchenyi7112/
Nchinji715/
Ndjenje712/
Nchenna712/
Njeenje712/
Nzendje711/
Ngcense711/
Ngenjea711/
Nchienchie711/
Nchehni711/
Nchenni711/
Nchensi711/
Ncheana711/
Ngene6720,096/
Ndjendje671,867/
Nzene67564/
Nsene6770/
Ntshenge6762/
Nchindji6748/
Nceni6741/
Ndjehene6712/
Nchienyi6710/
Ntshence677/
Nchinjai676/
Ntshiene674/
Nckenzie673/
Nchanjui672/
Ntshenye672/
Nsenj671/
Nchaanji671/
Nchannji671/
Ndjenjea671/
Nxene671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nchenje
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