Nhunzwi Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nhunzwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nhunzwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe691:223,74325,019
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nhunzwi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nhunzwi is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nhunzwi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,237,939th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname Nhunzwi occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nhunzwi reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Nhunzwi is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 223,743. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 61 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 17 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe Nhunzwi occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nhunzvi86706/
Ngunzwi8613/
Nhunzui861/
Nhundzvi802/
Nunswi771/
Nunzvi771/
Nhonzwa711/
Njumnjwi6710/
Njeunzwe671/
Nunjui62145/
Nuncui6232/
Nonzwe627/
Nunchui57192/
Nontswi577/
Ngunzue571/
N'Onzwe571/
Nyunswea531/
Nountchui501/
Ngnounzue501/

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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 Nhunzwi
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