Nzama Surname

22,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,170 people bear this surname

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

Nzama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa22,2171:2,439304
DR Congo1,5391:48,0055,810
Zimbabwe1091:141,63518,305
Nigeria781:2,271,06176,915
Congo751:66,5215,787
Kenya641:721,56130,456
England431:1,295,76958,667
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nzama (2,795) may also be a first name.

Nzama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nzama (Hindi: नज़मा) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzama? popularity and diffusion

Nzama is the 22,475th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 301,512 people. The surname Nzama is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzama reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nzama is also the 138,012th most common given name globally, borne by 2,795 people.

Nzama is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 22,217 people, or 1 in 2,439. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 83 percent are found, Gauteng, where 9 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent are found. Other than South Africa it is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.

Nzama Last Name Statistics demography

Nzama earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.92% less than the national average, earning R 154,656 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nziama91876/
Ndzama91386/
Nzamai91216/
Nzeama9181/
Nzamah916/
Nzaima914/
N'Zama912/
Ntzama911/
Nzamap911/
Nzauma911/
Nzamma911/
Ndziama8311/
Ndzaima831/
Ndzahma831/
Nsama8015,113/
Njama806,038/
Nzema802,914/
Ncama802,737/
Nzame801,773/
Nzoma801,071/
Nzamo80191/
Nzami8043/
Nxama802/
Nzamy802/
Nchama7331,847/
Ntsama7315,192/
Ndjama731,771/
Ngiama73942/
Nsiama73754/
Nzaumi73501/
Njamas73337/
Njeama7397/
Nshama7385/
Nziami7376/
Nziame7357/
N'Sama7356/
Nciama7348/
Ntjama7341/
Ndzamo7341/
Ndzema7337/
Nziamo7321/
Nzamio7319/
Ndzoma7314/
Njamma7313/
Njaama7310/
Nzuoma7310/
Nzamou739/
Nzouma737/
Nsamai736/
Nsaima735/
Ntzema735/
Nzhoma734/
Nzomay734/
Nzaimo734/
Nzemma733/
Nzemah733/
Nzamyo733/
Nzameh732/
N'Zoma732/
Nzeema732/
Nrzami731/
Nsamma731/
Nsamga731/
Njaima731/
Njamau731/
Nzames731/
Nzamie731/
Nzamii731/
Nzammi731/
Nzamui731/
Nziema731/
Nzoima731/
Njamaa731/
Nzioma731/
Ntsamai67392/
Ntsiama67247/
Ntshama6771/
Ntchama6738/
Ndzemah6721/
Ndzouma6713/
N'Zamou6711/
Ndziami6710/
N'Tsama677/
N'Djama675/
Nzomath674/
N'Siama672/
Nnjamma671/
Nchamay671/
Nseamah671/
Nshaama671/
Nsamaya671/
Ntssama671/
Ndjaama671/
Ndjamai671/
Ndjasma671/
Ndsjama671/
Ndzomah671/
N'Ssama671/
N'Chama671/
Nzommap671/
Nshamad671/

Nzama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nzama in the Hindi language
नज़माnazama-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nzama
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