Nzebele Surname
Approximately 397 people bear this surname
Nzebele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 253 | 1:209,255 | 17,663 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Congo | 14 | 1:356,364 | 9,454 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nzebele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nzebele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nzebele is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nzebele? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 730,373rd most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 18,356,539 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nzebele live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Nzebele is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 253 people, or 1 in 209,255. In Tanzania Nzebele is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 95 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 4 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 31 percent are found and The Congo, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nzebelie | 93 | 6 | / |
| Ndzebele | 93 | 3 | / |
| Nzebelei | 93 | 3 | / |
| Nzeibelei | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nzebeleih | 88 | 1 | / |
| Njebele | 86 | 329 | / |
| Ngebele | 86 | 144 | / |
| Nzobele | 86 | 137 | / |
| Nzebela | 86 | 55 | / |
| Nzebeli | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nsebele | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nzabele | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nzewele | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nzebile | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ncebele | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nzebelai | 80 | 127 | / |
| Ntsebele | 80 | 83 | / |
| Nzebelia | 80 | 27 | / |
| Ndzabele | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nzabelie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njebeleh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nsebelea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njebhele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ntshebele | 75 | 238 | / |
| Nts'ebele | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nthsebele | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ndzebelai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nzehbelai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nzobale | 71 | 1,002 | / |
| Nzebila | 71 | 315 | / |
| Nzevela | 71 | 35 | / |
| Nsevele | 71 | 21 | / |
| Njewele | 71 | 10 | / |
| Nzobile | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nxibele | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ncebela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nzibeli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nzobole | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndzobole | 67 | 65 | / |
| Ntsabele | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ntsebela | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ndjewele | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ntsebile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzeabila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzabelai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzabaile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngebaile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nshabele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nsievele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nsiebole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndzobale | 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 Nzebele
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