Ncheya Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Ncheya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ncheya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ncheya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ncheya occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ncheya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ncheya is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ncheya are found; 90 percent are found in Central Africa and 90 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Ncheya is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 1,038,453. In Cameroon Ncheya is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 90 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 5 percent live and West Region, where 5 percent live. Outside of Cameroon Ncheya occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent live.
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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 Ncheya
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