Nzarwa Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Nzarwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
Nzarwa (41) may also be a first name.
Nzarwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nzarwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nzarwa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nzarwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,506,728th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name Nzarwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzarwa live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 41 people.
The last name Nzarwa is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 81 percent live and Borno, where 19 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 37 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndzarwa | 92 | 12 | / |
| Nzaarwa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nzairwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nzarwoha | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nzarwahe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nsarwa | 83 | 28 | / |
| Nzarwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ncarwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nzairwoha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nzairwe | 77 | 34 | / |
| Ntsharwa | 71 | 17 | / |
| Nsarwahd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njorwa | 67 | 236 | / |
| Nsorwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzeirwe | 62 | 36 | / |
| Ntserwa | 62 | 1 | / |
| N'Sarba | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ntsherwa | 57 | 26 | / |
| Nzeirwehe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nzeruo | 50 | 110 | / |
| Njarui | 50 | 4 | / |
| Njaruo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Njorwe | 50 | 1 | / |
| Njorwi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nzoruo | 50 | 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 Nzarwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis