Necholas Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Necholas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Necholas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Necholas (73) may also be a first name.

Necholas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Necholas occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Necholas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Necholas reside; 31 percent reside in West Africa and 31 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Necholas is also the 1,134,117th most frequently occurring given name globally. It is borne by 73 people.

The last name Necholas is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 20 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 20 percent are found and Benue, where 20 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 19 percent are found and Indonesia, where 19 percent are found.

Necholas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Necholas has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Necholas
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