Nzanwi Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Nzanwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 38 | 1:546,554 | 42,843 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
Nzanwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nzanwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nzanwi is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nzanwi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,635,433rd most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzanwi are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Nzanwi is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 546,554. In Cameroon Nzanwi is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 37 percent live, Northwest Region, where 32 percent live and West Region, where 29 percent live. Besides Cameroon Nzanwi occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 30 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nzianwi | 92 | 6 | / |
| Nzianwii | 86 | 8 | / |
| Nzanwa | 83 | 39 | / |
| Nzanui | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nzanwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nnzianwii | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nchanwi | 77 | 30 | / |
| Nzianwa | 77 | 29 | / |
| Nsanwui | 77 | 13 | / |
| Nzianwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Njanwui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndzanwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndzanbi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndzanbai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nzangnui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndzanwoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nchanwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nzambi | 67 | 27,126 | / |
| Nzonwa | 67 | 56 | / |
| Nzonbi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Njanwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nsanwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nsanbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzamwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nzanwi
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