Nzala Surname

42,761st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nzala Surname Definition:

Nzala is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: a child that is born during a famine.

Nzala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia4,5351:3,495439
DR Congo3,8991:18,9482,384
Tanzania1,7761:29,8093,555
South Africa6561:82,58810,193
Congo4771:10,4591,424
Uganda3611:108,14210,617
Kenya3571:129,35510,650
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
England71:7,959,723202,100
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iceland11:380,09011,096

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Nzala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nzala (Arabic: نزالي) is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 42,761st most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 598,616 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzala reside; 43 percent reside in Southern Africa and 43 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nzala is also the 318,733rd most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 676 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 4,535 people, or 1 in 3,495. In Zambia it is most common in: Southern Province, where 51 percent reside, Central Province, where 20 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 20 percent reside. Besides Zambia it exists in 26 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 32 percent reside and Tanzania, where 15 percent reside.

Nzala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndzala911,163/
Nzalia91570/
Nzalla91167/
Nziala9176/
Nzaala9160/
Nzaula9156/
Nzalea9148/
Nzaila9127/
Nzaloa9127/
Nzalha9117/
N'Zala917/
Nzayla914/
Ntzala912/
Nzeala911/
Nzalau911/
Nzalai911/
Nzallah83143/
Ntzalas8344/
Ndzalla8313/
Nzailat831/
Nsala8013,399/
Nzola8010,085/
Nzali806,241/
Njala804,985/
Nzale804,538/
Nzela803,473/
Ncala803,272/
Nzaly80667/
Nzalo80452/
Nxala80384/
Nzalé801/
Nsiala7311,881/
Ntsala732,885/
Nshala731,521/
Ndjala73684/
Njaala73390/
Nzalli73250/
Nzalle73249/
Nchala73200/
Njalau73188/
Njaila73184/
Nzally73157/
Nzalie73130/
Njalla73115/
Ngiala7397/
Nsalah7381/
Njaula7375/
Nzeale7362/
Nsalai7359/
Nzeula7355/
N'Sala7349/
Nzaluo7348/
Nziela7329/
Ndzela7325/
N'Zale7324/
Nzoula7323/
Nsalla7318/
Ntšala7317/
Nziali7316/
Nzaleu7311/
Nsahla7311/
Ndzola7310/
Nsaula738/
N'Zalo736/
Nzaule736/
Nzaale735/
Nzalez734/
Nzeali734/
Nziola734/
Nsaala734/
Nzaili734/
Nzatlo734/
Nsalas734/
Nzolla733/
Nsalaj732/
Njjala732/
Ncaula732/
Nzalee732/
N'Zela731/
N'Zola731/
Nzales731/
Nsaila731/
N'Zalé731/
Njalas731/
Njalia731/
Nzaali731/
Nzaalo731/
Nzauli731/
Nzelai731/
Nziale731/
Nzoola731/
Nzialy731/
Nzaulo731/
Nxhala731/
Ndzalo731/
Ndcala731/
Ntshala67292/
Ntsalla67220/
Nts'ala67116/
Nsahlai67112/
Ndjalla6795/
Ndjaula6771/
Ntsaila6744/
Ntsiala6735/
Njallah6729/
Ndjaala6721/
Nggiala6716/
Nsahlah6716/
Nchalla679/
Nt'sala678/
N'Zallo677/
Nzialou676/
Ngialah675/
Nsahala675/
Nshalla675/
Njahala674/
Ndzelah674/
N'Siala674/
Ntchala673/
N'Jalla671/
Nsailaj671/
Nsailah671/
Ntšaila671/
Ndjalai671/
N'Zalou671/
Njealah671/
Nzahali671/
Nthsala671/
Ndzoula671/

Nzala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nzala in the Arabic language
نزاليnzaly-

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