Necho Surname

126,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Necho Surname User-submission:

Presumably descendants of the Egyptian name Nekaw/Necho. The first recordings of this name in history are of the ruler of the ancient city of Sais. The name reportedly means: "the Heart of Rá is rejuvenated". There are also records of a Necho/Nekaw II as the pharaoh of Egypt mentioned several times in the Bible.

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Necho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,3811:28,8513,488
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Necho (1,212) may also be a first name.

Necho Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Presumably descendants of the Egyptian name Nekaw/Necho. The first recordings of this name in history are of the ruler of the ancient city of Sais. The name reportedly means: "the Heart of Rá is rejuvenated". There are also records of a Necho/Nekaw II as the pharaoh of Egypt mentioned several times in the Bible.

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Necho Last Name Facts

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

The surname Necho (Tibetan: གནས་མཆོག།) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Necho? popularity and diffusion

Necho is the 126,449th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,027,698 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Necho live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 227,458th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 1,212 people.

Necho is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 3,381 people, or 1 in 28,851. Excluding Ethiopia this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 3 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Necho Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Necho has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Necho surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Necho Last Name Statistics demography

Necho earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 25.98% less than the national average, earning $36,776 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Neco893,235/
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Nocho80243/
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Nekhoo7333/
Netcha7328/
Netcoh7324/
Neisho7323/
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Nichoi7317/
Nachuo7312/
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Nehsso731/
Neczoj731/
Nichoh731/
Nichňo731/
Nochoo731/
Nochoy731/
Nihcho731/
Nohcho731/
Ngnetchou7111/
Nico676,831/
Nejo671,491/
Neca671,183/
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Nezo67374/
Nnechha67148/
Noichoi67123/
Nitchot67114/
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Neço6752/
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Nyschot679/
Nichois679/
Ngaicho679/
Nexo678/
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Netchap676/
Neßo676/
Nichoos674/
Necă674/
Noichop674/
Naichot673/
Neşo673/
Nitchod673/
Nichhot672/
D'Nicho672/
Gnitcho672/
Gnetcha672/
Nechath672/
Nyotcho672/
Noichoo672/
Nechatt671/
Neeshoo671/
Nessach671/
Nichods671/
Nyco671/
Nechach671/
Naytcho671/
Nehesso671/
Neshcha671/
Nechhah671/
Neacsoi671/
Ngnicho671/
Ngetcha671/
Ngichoh671/
Nichozs671/
Nitchoi671/
Niotcho671/
Niechój671/
Nytchou671/
Gnecioz671/
Ngeshoo671/
Nitchou671/
Naachou671/
Neischa671/
Noychoy671/
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Nichcio671/
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Nichots670/

Necho Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Necho in the Tibetan language
གནས་མཆོག།néchok75
གནས་ཆོ་nécho25

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