Nchori Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nchori Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nchori Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho751:27,1015,291
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nchori Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nchori is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nchori? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,136,387th most frequently held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. Nchori occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchori live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 27,101. In Lesotho Nchori is most common in: Maseru District, where 44 percent live, Mohale's Hoek District, where 32 percent live and Mafeteng District, where 24 percent live. Beside Lesotho this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nchore83901/
Nchari83124/
Nkhori8334/
Nchuri832/
Ncheri831/
Nchora831/
Nchurie7799/
Ncheeri777/
Nchhari771/
N'Houri771/
Ncharip771/
Nchoere771/
N'Cheri771/
Nchurai771/
Nzori73375/
Njori7330/
Ncore7318/
Nxori7316/
Ncari7315/
Nsori7313/
Ncora733/
Ncory731/
Nchhatri711/
N'Tchore711/
Nchare672,904/
N'Hari67177/
Nchere67118/
Ndjori6729/
Nshari6722/
Nkhari6717/
N'Zori6715/
Nchara678/
Nkhore674/
Njoori674/
Nsoori674/
Njoroi674/
Njouri673/
Nzoori673/
Ncariy671/
N'Core671/
Nzouri671/
Nsiori671/
Nsouri671/
Ntjori671/
Nscore671/
Nchura671/
Nxorri671/

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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 Nchori
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