Nchewi Surname
5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Nchewi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
Nchewi (482) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nchewa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Nchowi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nchiwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nchewe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nchebi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nchawi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nchevei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ncheweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nzewi | 73 | 1,278 | / |
| Ngewi | 73 | 201 | / |
| Nsewi | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ncewa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ncebi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ntshiewi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngewih | 67 | 60 | / |
| Nchebe | 67 | 55 | / |
| Nchawe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nchibi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nchiwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nsewii | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngewai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ntcebi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ncebhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nshewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njewei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkewyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngewhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nshiwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncheve | 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 Nchewi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis