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
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
Nzala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nzala in the Arabic language | ||
| نزالي | nzaly | - |
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