Nmecha Surname
Approximately 1,338 people bear this surname
Nmecha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,316 | 1:134,607 | 8,710 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nmecha (318) may also be a first name.
Nmecha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nmecha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nmecha is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nmecha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nmecha is the 287,037th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 5,446,596 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nmecha reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 492,367th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 318 people.
The surname Nmecha is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,316 people, or 1 in 134,607. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 54 percent live, Rivers, where 27 percent live and Lagos, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nmeacha | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nmeecha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nmeche | 83 | 18 | / |
| Nmacha | 83 | 12 | / |
| Nmechi | 83 | 11 | / |
| Nmecho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nmeache | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nmaicha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nmeja | 73 | 23 | / |
| Nmichi | 67 | 348 | / |
| Nmiche | 67 | 89 | / |
| Nmejah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nmisha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nmesoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nmessa | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Michi | 62 | 7 | / |
| Nmeissat | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nmeje | 55 | 168 | / |
| Nmeji | 55 | 13 | / |
| Nmisa | 55 | 2 | / |
| Nmjxa | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nmeso | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ñmeza | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nmejo | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nmegi | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nmajhi | 50 | 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
- 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 Nmecha
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