Nchima Surname
Approximately 2,699 people bear this surname
Nchima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2,614 | 1:6,063 | 728 |
| Nigeria | 78 | 1:2,271,061 | 76,915 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Nchima (165) may also be a first name.
Nchima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nchima Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nchima is found most frequently in Zambia. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nchima? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 161,359th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,700,091 people. Nchima is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchima live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nchima is also the 712,876th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 165 people.
The last name Nchima is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 2,614 people, or 1 in 6,063. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Central Province, where 38 percent live, Luapula Province, where 31 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 17 percent live. Apart from Zambia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nchioma | 92 | 10 | / |
| Ntchima | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ncima | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nshima | 83 | 776 | / |
| Nchema | 83 | 153 | / |
| Nchuma | 83 | 53 | / |
| Nchime | 83 | 17 | / |
| Nchimi | 83 | 13 | / |
| Nciema | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ngcima | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ntshima | 77 | 248 | / |
| Ntchema | 77 | 235 | / |
| Ncheema | 77 | 152 | / |
| Nkhioma | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nchimie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ntchimo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nchimeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nchimih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nciemat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nchiemi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nzima | 73 | 19,272 | / |
| Ngima | 73 | 3,988 | / |
| Nkima | 73 | 2,935 | / |
| Njima | 73 | 2,620 | / |
| Nsima | 73 | 1,496 | / |
| Ncema | 73 | 17 | / |
| Nqima | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nxima | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ntshiema | 71 | 164 | / |
| Nchiemie | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ntchimou | 71 | 2 | / |
| N'Tchema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ntshimga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndzima | 67 | 1,120 | / |
| Nshimo | 67 | 625 | / |
| Ntsima | 67 | 534 | / |
| Ngimat | 67 | 251 | / |
| Ndjima | 67 | 223 | / |
| Nsiema | 67 | 181 | / |
| Nkhema | 67 | 155 | / |
| Nsimah | 67 | 142 | / |
| Nkiema | 67 | 120 | / |
| Ngiema | 67 | 88 | / |
| Njimaa | 67 | 85 | / |
| Nzimah | 67 | 56 | / |
| Ncheme | 67 | 44 | / |
| N'Zima | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nchemo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ngimma | 67 | 23 | / |
| Nkaima | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nchemi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nssima | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ntzima | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ngimai | 67 | 9 | / |
| N'Tchimou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ngcema | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nkimah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nsaima | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nkioma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nsuima | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngimas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nzaima | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nchumo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkimat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nshema | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngkima | 67 | 3 | / |
| N'Jima | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njimma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngqima | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Chimouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njimat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzoima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nziema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njaima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngimau | 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 Nchima
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