Nchima Surname

161,359th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nchima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nchima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2,6141:6,063728
Nigeria781:2,271,06176,915
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

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

The surname Nchima occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nchima? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 161,359th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,700,091 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchima reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nchima is also the 712,876th most commonly held forename worldwide It is held by 165 people.

Nchima is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 2,614 people, or 1 in 6,063. In Zambia Nchima is most frequent in: Central Province, where 38 percent are found, Luapula Province, where 31 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nchioma9210/
Ntchima921/
Ncima914/
Nshima83776/
Nchema83153/
Nchuma8353/
Nchime8317/
Nchimi8313/
Nciema838/
Ngcima832/
Ntshima77248/
Ntchema77235/
Ncheema77152/
Nkhioma773/
Nchimie772/
Ntchimo771/
Nchimeh771/
Nchimih771/
Nciemat771/
Nchiemi771/
Nzima7319,272/
Ngima733,988/
Nkima732,935/
Njima732,620/
Nsima731,496/
Ncema7317/
Nqima734/
Nxima732/
Ntshiema71164/
Nchiemie7110/
Ntchimou712/
N'Tchema711/
Ntshimga711/
Ndzima671,120/
Nshimo67625/
Ntsima67534/
Ngimat67251/
Ndjima67223/
Nsiema67181/
Nkhema67155/
Nsimah67142/
Nkiema67120/
Ngiema6788/
Njimaa6785/
Nzimah6756/
Ncheme6744/
N'Zima6724/
Nchemo6724/
Ngimma6723/
Nkaima6720/
Nchemi6718/
Nssima6717/
Ntzima6710/
Ngimai679/
N'Tchimou677/
Ngcema676/
Nkimah676/
Nsaima675/
Nkioma674/
Nsuima674/
Ngimas674/
Nzaima674/
Nchumo673/
Nkimat673/
Nshema673/
Ngkima673/
N'Jima672/
Njimma672/
Ngqima672/
N'Chimouh671/
Nkeima671/
Njimat671/
Nzoima671/
Nziema671/
Njaima671/
Ngimau671/

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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
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  • 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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