Nchew Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nchew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nchew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nchew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nchew is found most in Cameroon. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nchew? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Nchew are found; 33 percent are found in Central Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nchiew912/
Nchewe911/
Nchev801/
Nchefe7330/
Ncephe7319/
Nchife734/
Nchief733/
Nsheew733/
Ntchev731/
Nchiwe731/
Ngew67664/
Nchephe67186/
Nsew6749/
Njew6714/
Nkew674/
Nceb672/
Nzew672/
Ntchife671/

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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 Nchew
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