Nzabe Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nzabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1981:273,62527,113
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223

The alternate forms: Nzabé (1) are calculated separately.

Nzabe (13) may also be a first name.

Nzabe Last Name Facts

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

Nzabe occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Nzabé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzabe? popularity and diffusion

Nzabe is the 1,006,539th most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. Nzabe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzabe reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nzabe is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held forename throughout the world, borne by 13 people.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 198 people, or 1 in 273,625. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 36 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 24 percent live and Free State, where 21 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 22 percent live.

Nzabe Last Name Statistics demography

Nzabe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.21% less than the national average, earning R 163,464 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nzabé931/
Ndzabe91477/
Nziabe911/
Nzabeu911/
Nzabeh911/
Nzabed911/
Nzabea911/
Nzaba808,668/
Nzabi802,188/
Nzobe80772/
Nzebe80659/
Njabe80563/
Nsabe80228/
Nzawe80126/
Ncabe8034/
Nxabe8016/
Nzave801/
Ndzaba731,148/
Ndzebe73115/
Ngiabe7397/
Nziabi7375/
Ndzobe7354/
Nzeabi7334/
Nshabe7330/
Nzaaba7326/
Nzoube7326/
Nchabe7319/
Nsabeh7316/
Ntsabe7313/
Nzabai7312/
N'Zaba735/
Ndzabi735/
Ndjabe735/
Nziawe734/
Nziaba734/
Nzobea734/
Nzaveh733/
Nzeawe732/
Nzobet732/
Nzavie732/
Nzeebe732/
Ntzaba732/
Nzebie731/
Nzobhe731/
Njabey731/
Nzeibe731/
Nzaoue731/
Nziebe731/
Nzhaba731/
Nzebeu731/
Nzeaba731/
Nzaweu731/
Nzauwe731/
Nzabaa731/
Nzaawe731/
Njaibe731/
Njabet731/
N'Zobe731/
Nsiabe731/
Nzoubet6729/
Ntshabe6710/
Nzeubeu672/
Nzabaha672/
Ntsiabe672/
Nzoubeu671/
Nzobeth671/
Nzawoue671/
Njahbet671/
Ndzabai671/
Ndjabet671/
Ndjabea671/
Ntsaebe671/
Nzaouet671/
Nchaube671/

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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 Nzabe
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