Nchini Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Botswana

Nchini Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nchini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1761:118,00613,533
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nchini (20) may also be a first name.

Nchini Last Name Facts

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

Nchini is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nchini? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 825,152nd most frequently used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 21,689,125 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchini live; 52 percent live in Central Africa and 52 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 20 people.

Nchini is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 176 people, or 1 in 118,006. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 80 percent live, Southwest Region, where 13 percent live and Littoral Region, where 6 percent live. Barring Cameroon Nchini occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 31 percent live and Botswana, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nnchini921/
Nchine83120/
Ncheni8328/
Nchinj834/
Ngcingi77168/
Ncingih771/
Nchehni771/
Nkini732,557/
Nqini73412/
Nkingi67564/
Nchene6775/
Ngkini6737/
Nkihni6712/
Nkinai679/
Nkioni678/
Ngcine677/
Ngqini676/
Nkinyi675/
Nkieni674/
Nkheni674/
Nkaini672/
Nkinih671/
Nnkini671/
Nqceni671/
Nkinie671/
Nkehni671/
Nkinei671/

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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 Nchini
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