Nchene Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Nchene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 68 | 1:305,427 | 28,416 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Nchene (10) may also be a first name.
Nchene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nchene Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nchene has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nchene? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,185,341st most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchene live; 91 percent live in Central Africa and 91 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name internationally, held by 10 people.
Nchene is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 305,427. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: West Region, where 35 percent live, Centre Region, where 24 percent live and Southwest Region, where 22 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent live and Zambia, where 4 percent live.
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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 Nchene
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