Nlechi Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Nlechi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nlechi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nlechi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nlechi is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nlechi.
How Common Is The Last Name Nlechi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nlechi is the 2,876,555th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname Nlechi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nlechi reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 47 percent reside, Lagos, where 18 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Nlechi
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