Ngechu Surname
Approximately 1,754 people bear this surname
Ngechu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,556 | 1:29,679 | 3,272 |
| Nigeria | 120 | 1:1,476,190 | 56,575 |
| Cameroon | 64 | 1:324,517 | 29,689 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ngechu (202) may also be a first name.
Ngechu Demographics
Ngechu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ngechu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngechu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngechu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngechu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 230,634th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,154,815 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngechu reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 637,340th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 202 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 1,556 people, or 1 in 29,679. In Kenya Ngechu is most prevalent in: Nairobi County, where 18 percent live, Kiambu County, where 17 percent live and Nakuru County, where 16 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.
Ngechu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Ngechu surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Ngechu
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