Nchona Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nchona Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nchona Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nchona Last Name Facts

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

Nchona occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nchona? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchona live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Nchona is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ebonyi, where 50 percent live and Lagos, where 50 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 40 percent live and South Africa, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntchona92183/
Nchonga922/
N'Chona921/
Nchohna921/
Ncona912/
Nchounga861/
Ntchonna861/
Nchana83277/
Nkhona83202/
Nchena83125/
Nciona8368/
Nshona834/
Nchone832/
Nchoni831/
N'Hona831/
Ntchounga802/
Ntchougna801/
Ntshona77958/
Nchunga77433/
Ntchana7754/
Nchanga7728/
Nchauna777/
Nchongo773/
Nshonga773/
Nchenna772/
N'Chana771/
Nchanha771/
Nchuina771/
Nthsona771/
Nchonho771/
Nchaana771/
Nsona7318,851/
Ncana73727/
Nzona7344/
Njona7330/
Nxona733/
Ntshonga71413/
Ntchanga7140/
Ntchagna7118/
Nchaanga711/
N'Chonou711/
Nchoungo711/
Nchoungi711/
Nchongoh711/
Nchangna711/
Ntshuona711/
Nchahgna711/
Nchanaut711/
Nsonga676,923/
Nkhana672,561/
Nkhono672,221/
Nkhuna671,674/
Nzonga671,494/
Nsiona671,394/
Ndjona67283/
Ntsona67104/
Nchoungou6778/
Ntjona6768/
N'Sona6757/
Nkhone6757/
Nziona6751/
Nchani6728/
Nsomna6723/
Njonap6721/
Nsouna6720/
Nchane6715/
Nsoona6714/
N'Hana6710/
Njogna6710/
Nshana679/
Ndzona677/
Nsonna675/
Nshono675/
Nzouna675/
Nciana673/
Njouna672/
Nzoina672/
Nsonah672/
Nzhana672/
Njoina672/
Nchano671/
Nzogna671/
Nzonah671/
Nzonha671/
Nscana671/
Ncanna671/
Njomna671/
N'Tchanna671/
Nchanj671/
Nchanh671/
Nsohna671/
Nsogna671/
Nkhoni671/

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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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  • 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 Nchona
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