Nchuma Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nchuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nchuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Nchuma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nchuma is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Nchuma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nchuma? popularity and diffusion

Nchuma is the 2,661,929th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchuma are found; 68 percent are found in Southern Africa and 68 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 1,504,936. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 78 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 19 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 3 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Tanzania, where 8 percent are found.

Nchuma Last Name Statistics demography

Nchuma earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.59% less than the national average, earning R 46,128 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntchuma922/
Ncuma9112/
Nchoumat861/
Nchima832,699/
Nchoma83382/
Nkhuma8350/
Nchumi8311/
Nshuma834/
Nchumo833/
Nchume831/
Nchumoh7728/
Ntshuma779/
Nchumih771/
Ncheume771/
Ntchumo771/
Ncheumi771/
Nchumeh771/
Nchumuo771/
Nzuma731,796/
Njuma73829/
Nsuma73107/
Nxuma7379/
Ncoma7317/
Nchoumoh711/
Ntchummo711/
Nzumea67759/
Nshoma67278/
Nguuma67269/
Nkhume67195/
Ndjuma67109/
Njeuma6745/
Njouma6738/
Nkhumo6728/
Ngiuma6727/
Nchomo6715/
Nzumah6714/
Nzouma677/
Nchomi677/
Ntsuma677/
Ntchoumou675/
Nchome674/
Nzhoma674/
Nzumaa674/
Njumea674/
Nsuima674/
Ndzuma672/
Nsouma671/
Nsumma671/
Nzauma671/
Njumai671/
Ntcoma671/
Njumat671/
N'Choumou671/

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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 Nchuma
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