Nchenya Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nchenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nchenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon661:314,68329,051
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Nchenya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nchenya is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nchenya? popularity and diffusion

Nchenya is the 2,106,139th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. Nchenya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchenya are found; 83 percent are found in Central Africa and 83 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Nchenya is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 314,683. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 95 percent live, Southwest Region, where 3 percent live and West Region, where 2 percent live. Besides Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 13 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ncenya9248/
Nchinya863/
Nkhenya861/
Ntshenya8011/
Nchimnya801/
Ngenya77550/
Njenya7715/
Nchinja7136/
Ntsenya7131/
Ntšenya713/
Ntchetgnia712/
Nchenjo711/
Ndzenya711/
Nts'enya6730/
Nchinjai676/
Ntchigna673/
Nt'senya673/
Ntshinya672/
Ngenayia671/
Nchenjoh671/
Ntshenyo671/

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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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  • 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 Nchenya
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