Nzala Surname
Approximately 12,174 people bear this surname
Nzala Surname Definition:
Nzala is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: a child that is born during a famine.
Nzala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 4,535 | 1:3,495 | 439 |
| DR Congo | 3,899 | 1:18,948 | 2,384 |
| Tanzania | 1,776 | 1:29,809 | 3,555 |
| South Africa | 656 | 1:82,588 | 10,193 |
| Congo | 477 | 1:10,459 | 1,424 |
| Uganda | 361 | 1:108,142 | 10,617 |
| Kenya | 357 | 1:129,355 | 10,650 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Nzala (676) may also be a first name.
Nzala Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Nzala is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: a child that is born during a famine.
Nzala Demographics
Nzala Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nzala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nzala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nzala (Arabic: نزالي) is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nzala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 42,761st most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 598,616 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzala live; 43 percent live in Southern Africa and 43 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 318,733rd most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 676 people.
The surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 4,535 people, or 1 in 3,495. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Southern Province, where 51 percent are found, Central Province, where 20 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 20 percent are found. Barring Zambia Nzala is found in 26 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 32 percent are found and Tanzania, where 15 percent are found.
Nzala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (63%) in Kenya.
Nzala earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 0.47% more than the national average, earning R 238,764 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nzala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nzala in the Arabic language | ||
| نزالي | nzaly | - |
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