Nchu Surname

548,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nchu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nchu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4191:49,5686,490
Nigeria1571:1,128,29846,367
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nchu (17) may also be a first name.

Nchu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nchu (Hindi: ंचू) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nchu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nchu is the 548,408th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 12,500,079 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nchu live; 72 percent live in Central Africa and 72 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 17 people.

The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 419 people, or 1 in 49,568. In Cameroon Nchu is most prevalent in: Southwest Region, where 46 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 38 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 8 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nchou8943/
Nchuh8916/
Nchui8913/
N'Chu897/
Nchau895/
Nchut892/
Nchup891/
Ncheu891/
Ntchu891/
Ncu8621/
Nchout80220/
N'Chou8041/
Ntchou8011/
Ntcheu803/
Nchouh802/
Nnchou801/
Nnchui801/
Ncau75333/
Nciu756/
Nshu753/
Ncuu753/
Ncuy753/
Nscu752/
Nkhu752/
Nzcu752/
Nzhu751/
Nhzu751/
Nhsu751/
Njhu751/
Ncui751/
Ncou751/
Nhju751/
N'Tchou7349/
N'Chaud7339/
Nchoe676,836/
Nkhau6759/
Ntshu6721/
Nshau6718/
Nzahu679/
Nchoo678/
Nsahu678/
Nshut672/
Ncuha671/
Nshui671/
Nshuh671/
Nthsu671/
Hncuy671/
Hnncu671/

Nchu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nchu in the Hindi language
ंचूncu-

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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 Nchu
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