Nzavaye Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nzavaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nzavaye Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya251:1,847,19636,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Nzavaye Demographics

Nzavaye Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 5 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Nzavaye Last Name Facts

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

Nzavaye is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzavaye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nzavaye live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Nzavaye is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 1,847,196. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 36 percent live, Vihiga County, where 36 percent live and Kakamega County, where 16 percent live. Excluding Kenya it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live.

Nzavaye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nzavaya8665/
Nzabaye861/
Nsavye773/
Nzavie772/
Nzavai771/
Nzabayo71161/
Nzavoua7113/
Ndzavai712/
Nzawuye712/
Nzabaje711/
Ntsavayo677/
N'Zavoua671/
Nzabaaya671/
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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 Nzavaye
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