Nchuwe Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Nchuwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nchuwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nchuwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nchuwe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nchuwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,485,539th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Nchuwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchuwe live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Taraba, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Nchuwe exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 47 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nchuweh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nchube | 83 | 47 | / |
| Nchuwa | 83 | 32 | / |
| Nchuve | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nchiwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nchuive | 77 | 45 | / |
| Nchuveh | 77 | 12 | / |
| Nchouwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nchoube | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nshuwet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nchaube | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njuwe | 73 | 298 | / |
| Nzuwe | 73 | 138 | / |
| Ncuve | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ncuwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ncowe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ncuwi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkhuw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nchuiveh | 71 | 12 | / |
| Nchuvieh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nshouwet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ntchoube | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nchouwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nxauwe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nchubi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nxouwe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nsuweh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ntsuwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nchowi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzauwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzouwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njouwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchouwait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchoutvet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchiwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nshuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nchuwe
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