Ncheye Surname
Approximately 2,167 people bear this surname
Ncheye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,165 | 1:24,453 | 3,001 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Ncheye (280) may also be a first name.
Ncheye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ncheye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ncheye is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ncheye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 193,975th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,362,965 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ncheye reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 530,161st most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 280 people.
This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,165 people, or 1 in 24,453. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Simiyu Region, where 37 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 27 percent reside and Geita Region, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Ncheye
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