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 surname Nzama (Hindi: नज़मा) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nzama click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzama? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nzama is the 22,475th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 301,512 people. Nzama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzama reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 138,012th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 2,795 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 22,217 people, or 1 in 2,439. In South Africa it is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 83 percent live, Gauteng, where 9 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.

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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