Nchira Surname
Approximately 408 people bear this surname
Nchira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 399 | 1:132,686 | 12,381 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
Nchira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nchira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nchira is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nchira? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nchira is the 716,247th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 17,861,632 people. The last name Nchira occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchira are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 399 people, or 1 in 132,686. In Tanzania Nchira is most frequent in: Dodoma Region, where 80 percent live, Arusha Region, where 13 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent live. Other than Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nchuira | 92 | 4 | / |
| Ntchira | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nchirah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ncira | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nchirrah | 86 | 4 | / |
| N'Tchira | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nchiri | 83 | 137 | / |
| Nchera | 83 | 13 | / |
| Ncitra | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nchiro | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ncuira | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nchire | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nchura | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ntchera | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nnchiri | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nshirah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nchurai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ncherap | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngira | 73 | 2,290 | / |
| Nzira | 73 | 1,351 | / |
| Njira | 73 | 1,198 | / |
| Nkira | 73 | 204 | / |
| Ncera | 73 | 103 | / |
| Nsira | 73 | 35 | / |
| Nqira | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkaira | 67 | 447 | / |
| Nchere | 67 | 118 | / |
| Njaira | 67 | 90 | / |
| Nkiras | 67 | 81 | / |
| Ndzira | 67 | 71 | / |
| Ngirau | 67 | 33 | / |
| Nzaira | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ngkira | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nzirau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngirai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nchuro | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nkirat | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ndjira | 67 | 4 | / |
| N'Hiri | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngiray | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nssira | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nsirat | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Kira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngirha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngirap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njeira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntsira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhjera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzcera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkoira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncheri | 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 Nchira
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