Nzamuye Surname

519,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nzamuye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzamuye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda5071:77,0018,354
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Rwanda251:454,5991,711
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nzamuye (89) may also be a first name.

Nzamuye Last Name Facts

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

Nzamuye occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzamuye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nzamuye is the 519,402nd most prevalent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 11,622,880 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nzamuye live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,011,231st most common first name globally, held by 89 people.

It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 507 people, or 1 in 77,001. In Uganda Nzamuye is primarily concentrated in: Kisoro District, where 43 percent are found, Kibaale District, where 10 percent are found and Mubende District, where 10 percent are found. Besides Uganda this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and Rwanda, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nzamuuye933/
Nzaamuye931/
Nzamoue861/
Nzamoye861/
Nzamou779/
Nzamui771/
Nzamie771/
Nzameyo71303/
N'Zamou7111/
Nzamujo714/
Nsamiye712/
Nzamiyo712/
Nzamayo711/
Nzemeye711/
Nzamiya711/
Njamaye711/
Nzoumyie6710/
Ndzameyo672/
Nzameyoh671/
Nsaimiye671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nzamuye
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis