Nchinga Surname
Approximately 1,271 people bear this surname
Nchinga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 852 | 1:62,138 | 6,650 |
| Zambia | 413 | 1:38,378 | 3,829 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Nchinga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nchinga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nchinga is found most in Tanzania. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nchinga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nchinga is the 299,328th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,733,710 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchinga reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 852 people, or 1 in 62,138. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Rukwa Region, where 90 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 32 percent reside and South Africa, 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
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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 Nchinga
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