Nchia Surname

209,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nchia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nchia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,0961:18,9502,594
Tanzania8741:60,5746,497
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nchia (10) may also be a first name.

Nchia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nchia is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nchia.

How Common Is The Last Name Nchia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nchia is the 209,010th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,684,300 people. The last name Nchia is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchia reside; 55 percent reside in Central Africa and 55 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread given name in the world, held by 10 people.

The surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,096 people, or 1 in 18,950. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 61 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 23 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 7 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 44 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntchia912/
Nchija911/
N'Tchia832/
Nchijia831/
Nshia8025/
Nchea8019/
Njhia802/
Nchio802/
Nchya801/
Ncheyiah771/
Nshija7343/
N'Chio7318/
Nnshia7311/
Nshiad736/
Ncheah735/
Njuhia734/
Nchioh732/
Ntchio731/
Nzia673,608/
Nsia671,524/
Njia671,214/
Nshaija67405/
Nkia67208/
Nsheija67110/
Nchayio67100/
Ntshiea6713/
Ncea674/
Nshijja671/
Ngcaiya671/
Nshijha671/
Nxia671/
Nchuijo671/
Ntshioa671/
Ncya671/

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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 Nchia
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