Nchimunya Surname
Approximately 7,885 people bear this surname
Nchimunya Surname Definition:
Nchimunya is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: a name given to a child who is born of the sex that the parents were not expecting.
Nchimunya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 7,876 | 1:2,012 | 281 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nchimunya (11,078) may also be a first name.
Nchimunya Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Nchimunya is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: a name given to a child who is born of the sex that the parents were not expecting.
Nchimunya is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: the same as the one before.
Nchimunya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nchimunya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nchimunya occurs most in Zambia. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nchimunya? popularity and diffusion
Nchimunya is the 63,524th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 924,229 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchimunya are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nchimunya is also the 57,196th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 11,078 people.
The surname Nchimunya is most widely held in Zambia, where it is held by 7,876 people, or 1 in 2,012. In Zambia it is most common in: Southern Province, where 56 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 21 percent live and Central Province, where 17 percent live. Beside Zambia it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent live and China, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nachimunya | 95 | 3 | / |
| Nchimiunya | 95 | 1 | / |
| N'Chimunya | 95 | 1 | / |
| Nchimuna | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nchimnya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nchiminya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nchimunyi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nchimunua | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nchimonya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nchemunya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nachimenya | 84 | 1 | / |
| Nchimoun | 82 | 41 | / |
| Nchiminyi | 78 | 90 | / |
| Nchimenyi | 78 | 20 | / |
| Nichmonya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nchiman | 75 | 138 | / |
| Nchimienyi | 74 | 2 | / |
| Nchimani | 71 | 524 | / |
| Nchamoun | 71 | 28 | / |
| Nachiman | 71 | 25 | / |
| Nchimane | 71 | 23 | / |
| Nachimon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nchamuni | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nichiman | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nchimini | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nchimeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nchemany | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nichimei-Nai | 67 | 28 | / |
| Nchemanyi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Nochamana | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nchimwini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchhmn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nochamoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nechaiman | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchiminui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncheminyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchemenyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchamenyi | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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