Nchiwa Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Nchiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Nchiwa (24) may also be a first name.
Nchiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nchiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nchiwa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nchiwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchiwa are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held forename internationally, held by 24 people.
The surname Nchiwa is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,403,476. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Bulawayo Province, where 91 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 9 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe Nchiwa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 8 percent live and Tanzania, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nciwa | 91 | 107 | / |
| Nchiba | 83 | 99 | / |
| Nchuwa | 83 | 32 | / |
| Nchiwo | 83 | 11 | / |
| Nchewa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Nshiwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nqhiwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nxhiwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nchiwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nchiwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nshiwat | 77 | 197 | / |
| Ntshiwa | 77 | 100 | / |
| Nchivga | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nchioua | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nchibah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nchewah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nchaiua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njiwa | 73 | 4,460 | / |
| Nqiwa | 73 | 826 | / |
| Nziwa | 73 | 429 | / |
| Nxiwa | 73 | 345 | / |
| Ngiwa | 73 | 72 | / |
| Nkiwa | 73 | 44 | / |
| Nsiwa | 73 | 25 | / |
| Nciva | 73 | 13 | / |
| Nciba | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ncewa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nsheiwat | 71 | 51 | / |
| Nshaiwat | 71 | 11 | / |
| Nchiewoh | 71 | 9 | / |
| N'Tchiba | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ntshiewa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ntchiwou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ntchuiba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndjiwa | 67 | 367 | / |
| Ncheba | 67 | 313 | / |
| Nshiba | 67 | 158 | / |
| Ngciva | 67 | 133 | / |
| Nkhiba | 67 | 77 | / |
| Ngiwas | 67 | 70 | / |
| Nkaiwa | 67 | 45 | / |
| Ndziwa | 67 | 44 | / |
| Nchibi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nchewi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nsaiwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nshiva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Njijwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nzziwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nchewo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ntsiwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nchibo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchebi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njiwap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhiva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkiewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzoiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngqiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchuwo | 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
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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 Nchiwa
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