Nchogu Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nchogu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nchogu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2371:194,85214,347
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nchogu (67) may also be a first name.

Nchogu Last Name Facts

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

Nchogu is most common in Kenya. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nchogu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,041,601st most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nchogu are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nchogu is also the 1,191,548th most common first name world-wide It is held by 67 people.

This last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 237 people, or 1 in 194,852. In Kenya it is most common in: Kisii County, where 40 percent live, Migori County, where 27 percent live and Nyamira County, where 26 percent live. Apart from Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Nchogu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nchogu last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nchongu921/
Nchougou861/
Nshogu8317/
Nchugu835/
Nchoungou8078/
Nchungu772/
Nchangu771/
Njogu7340,895/
Nzogu73198/
Nsogu7316/
Nchangou7142/
Ntchagou713/
Nchungou711/
Nzongu67397/
Nsiogu67119/
Nsongu67106/
Nzoghu6739/
Ngiogu675/
Njoguh674/
Nziogu674/
Njogou671/
Nzogou671/
Nzuogu671/

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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 Nchogu
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