Nzai Surname

57,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nzai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8,6911:5,314743
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Nzai (1,904) may also be a first name.

Nzai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nzai is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzai? popularity and diffusion

It is the 57,497th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 827,566 people. Nzai is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzai are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 174,186th most widespread given name globally. It is borne by 1,904 people.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 8,691 people, or 1 in 5,314. In Kenya Nzai is mostly concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 76 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 10 percent reside and Kwale County, where 8 percent reside. Not including Kenya Nzai exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Nzai Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (95%) in Kenya.

Nzai earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.96% more than the national average, earning $66,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nzaji891,988/
Nzayi89392/
N'Zai8932/
Ndzai8914/
Nzaii893/
Nzaih892/
Hnzai892/
Nzaie891/
Nzaid891/
Nza86919/
Nzi86455/
Nzayie80166/
Ndzayi8097/
N'Zayi804/
Nziaji804/
Nzahio801/
Nzau7557,964/
N'Zi7535,627/
Nzie7513,847/
Ndzi757,497/
Njai756,835/
Nzia753,608/
Nzei751,868/
Nsai751,644/
Nzoa75905/
Ndza75402/
Nzoi75353/
Nzay75326/
Nzea75286/
Nzui75240/
N'Za75203/
Nzii75180/
Nzaa7551/
Nzah7547/
Ncai7538/
Nzaj7527/
Nzih7515/
Nzad758/
Nzas758/
Nzap753/
Nzat753/
Nzhi753/
Nzha752/
Nzyi752/
Nzid752/
Nzza751/
Hnza751/
Ntza751/
Nzae751/
Nzaz751/
Nziz751/
Nzji751/
Nszi751/
Nrzi751/
Nnza751/
Hnzi751/
Ndzayis731/
Ndzie6714,659/
Nsayi672,019/
Nzuji671,275/
Nzije67832/
Nzoya67829/
Ndjai67651/
Nzeyi67552/
Nzaya67468/
Nchai67446/
Nzoyi67407/
Nziya67319/
Nzeji67290/
Nzeya67242/
Njaji67181/
Nsais67170/
Ndzoa67158/
Nzhie67155/
Nzayo67135/
Nxayi67130/
Nzawe67126/
Nzuya6779/
Nziye6775/
Nzaye6774/
Nsaji6767/
N'Zie6760/
Njaid6759/
N'Zoa6755/
Ndzia6755/
Nzieh6755/
Nzoji6734/
Nzaja6734/
Hënza6734/
Ndzah6731/
Nzaje6730/
Nzeih6728/
Ngiai6723/
N'Zau6722/
Njaih6721/
N'Zah6718/
Ndzei6716/
N'Jai6714/
Nzaha6714/
Ndzau6712/
Nzahu679/
N'Zih678/
Nziet678/
Nziyo677/
Nsaid676/
Njais675/
Nzoja675/
Ndzui675/
Nziah674/
Nzaah674/
Ngyzi673/
Nzgoi673/
Njaii673/
Njhai673/
Ndzih673/
N'Zia672/
Nziea672/
Nzeha672/
Nsaih672/
N'Zaa671/
Nzaaz671/
Nnsai671/
Nzaat671/
Nzuua671/
Nshai671/
Nsaiy671/
Ntsai671/
Ndzaa671/
Ndzea671/
Ndzip671/
Njaiy671/
Nzuid671/
Nzuij671/
Nzuyi671/
Nzhat671/
Nzier671/
Nziyi671/
Nzass671/
Ntjai671/
Nziua671/
Nzoia671/
Nzayu671/
Nzead671/
Nnjai671/
N'Dzi671/
Nxaie671/
Nzadt671/
Nzith671/
Nhrzi671/
Hnzah671/
Nzatt670/

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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 Nzai
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