Nsenga Surname

4,037th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139,325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nsenga Surname Definition:

Nsenga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who is very bold, brave and courageous.

Nsenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo127,0281:58236
Rwanda7,4421:1,527370
Uganda3,1251:12,4932,050
Tanzania9341:56,6836,162
Zambia4501:35,2223,559
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Cameroon601:346,15131,109
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
England91:6,190,895170,599
France81:8,302,840321,660
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196

Nsenga (4,979) may also be a first name.

Nsenga Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nsenga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who is very bold, brave and courageous.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Nsenga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nsenga occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nsenga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,037th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 52,306 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nsenga reside; 91 percent reside in Central Africa and 91 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 96,451st most numerous given name throughout the world, held by 4,979 people.

The last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 127,028 people, or 1 in 582. Beside The DR Congo Nsenga exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 5 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Nsenga Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nsenga earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 50.99% less than the national average, earning R 116,460 per year; in United States they earn 11.13% less than the national average, earning $38,347 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.43% less than the national average, earning $42,015 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
N'Senga921,663/
Nseinga9248/
Nseunga9222/
Nseenga9213/
Nsengha9212/
Nsengai929/
Nshenga928/
Nsuenga924/
Nssenga923/
Nsengah922/
Nsienga921/
Nsengaa921/
Nnsenga921/
Nsena91309/
Nsnga911/
Nshengai861/
Nsenghas861/
Njenga8366,935/
Nsinga836,791/
Nzenga833,054/
Ngenga832,148/
Nsengi83669/
Nsenge83560/
Nsengo83554/
Nsenah8375/
Ncenga8366/
Nseuna834/
Nsegna833/
N'Sena832/
Nsiena831/
Nsemga831/
Nsengy831/
Nsga801/
Nshinga771,018/
Nchenga77450/
Ngienga77185/
N'Singa77123/
Ndjenga7797/
Nzeunga7772/
N'Sengi7722/
Ngengha7714/
Ntjenga7711/
Njeng'a779/
Nsiengi774/
Nzhenga773/
Nzuenga772/
Nsainga772/
Nsingha771/
Nhcenga771/
Nshenay771/
Nsuengi771/
Nsuinga771/
Nsuunga771/
Nsenget771/
Nsengie771/
Nsengiy771/
Nsengou771/
N'Sengo771/
N'Zenga771/
N'Genga771/
Nzengai771/
Nzienga771/
Nzeng'a771/
Ndgenga771/
Njeenga771/
Ngena731,835/
Njena73284/
Nzena73225/
Nsina73166/
Nseno7369/
Nsngo731/
Nsenguet7132/
Ncheenga7126/
Ncheng'a714/
Ndjengai712/
Nsinghah711/
Njeengap711/
Nshing'a711/
Nshingha711/
Nsenguye711/
Nchengha711/
Njengaah711/
Nzinga6738,057/
Nsingi6713,104/
Nsingo674,608/
Njinga674,030/
Ngenge673,793/
Nginga672,956/
Nzengo672,943/
Nzenge672,368/
Njenge672,034/
Nzengi671,053/
Ngengo67848/
Ngengi67641/
Njengo67300/
Nchena67125/
Ngenea6787/
Njengi6774/
Nsinha6760/
Nsinge6744/
Ndjena6734/
Nshina6725/
Ngiena6722/
Ncengo6717/
Nsinah6711/
Ncenge6711/
Ngenas675/
Nzegna674/
Nxengo674/
Ncinga674/
Ngenai672/
Njetna672/
N'Sina672/
Nsenou672/
Ncenaa672/
Nxenge672/
Nxinga672/
N'Zena671/
Nsngou671/
Nsemgo671/
N'Seno671/
Njenah671/
Nzeena671/
Nzeina671/
Nzenah671/
Nzenaz671/
Nziena671/
Nsingy671/
N'Senguey671/
Nxengi671/
Njeena671/
Nceina671/
Ncengi671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nsenga
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