Nchewa Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Nchewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Nchewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nchewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nchewa is found most in Zimbabwe. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Nchewa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nchewa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Nchewa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchewa live; 70 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Nchewa is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Senegal, where 20 percent live and Cameroon, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nchewah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ncewa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ncheba | 83 | 313 | / |
| Nchiwa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Nchewi | 83 | 12 | / |
| Nchawa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Nchewo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nchewe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkhewa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nchowah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkheswa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ncheweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njewa | 73 | 3,991 | / |
| Ngewa | 73 | 2,285 | / |
| Nsewa | 73 | 502 | / |
| Nkewa | 73 | 313 | / |
| Nzewa | 73 | 303 | / |
| Nciwa | 73 | 107 | / |
| Nceba | 73 | 37 | / |
| Nceva | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nqewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nsheiwat | 71 | 51 | / |
| Nchiewoh | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ntshiewa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ngeywa | 67 | 1,342 | / |
| Ntsewa | 67 | 235 | / |
| Ndjewa | 67 | 223 | / |
| Nchiba | 67 | 99 | / |
| Nchebe | 67 | 55 | / |
| Ngeswa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Nzeuwa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Njewah | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nkewah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nchiwo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nsewua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nseuwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nshiwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngewai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ndzewa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nsewah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nchebi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncheve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchebo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchiwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngewua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngejwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Sewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Zewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkewat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqhiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzeawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzeswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nxhiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzewah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkiewa | 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
- 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 Nchewa
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