Nzei Surname
Approximately 1,868 people bear this surname
Nzei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,314 | 1:134,812 | 8,721 |
| DR Congo | 246 | 1:300,323 | 27,390 |
| Kenya | 186 | 1:248,279 | 16,968 |
| Congo | 83 | 1:60,110 | 5,403 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
The alternate forms: Nzeï (1) are calculated separately.
Nzei (117) may also be a first name.
Nzei Demographics
Nzei Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nzei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nzei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nzei occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as: Nzeï. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nzei? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 219,077th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,901,256 people. The last name Nzei is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nzei reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 864,112th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 117 people.
Nzei is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,314 people, or 1 in 134,812. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 68 percent reside, Edo, where 11 percent reside and Lagos, where 7 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and Kenya, where 10 percent reside.
Nzei Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nzeï | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nzeyi | 89 | 552 | / |
| Nzeji | 89 | 290 | / |
| Nzeih | 89 | 28 | / |
| Ndzei | 89 | 16 | / |
| Nze | 86 | 52,869 | / |
| Nzi | 86 | 455 | / |
| Ndzeyi | 80 | 29 | / |
| Nzeeyi | 80 | 13 | / |
| Nzejih | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nzeeji | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nzeiho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nze'ji | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nzeuyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Zi | 75 | 35,627 | / |
| Nzie | 75 | 13,847 | / |
| Nzai | 75 | 8,806 | / |
| Ndzi | 75 | 7,497 | / |
| Nzeh | 75 | 4,372 | / |
| Nzue | 75 | 3,700 | / |
| Nzia | 75 | 3,608 | / |
| Njei | 75 | 3,349 | / |
| Ndze | 75 | 3,005 | / |
| Nzey | 75 | 1,093 | / |
| Nzeu | 75 | 787 | / |
| N'Ze | 75 | 541 | / |
| Nzoi | 75 | 353 | / |
| Nzea | 75 | 286 | / |
| Nzui | 75 | 240 | / |
| Nzii | 75 | 180 | / |
| Nzee | 75 | 165 | / |
| Nzoe | 75 | 88 | / |
| Nzih | 75 | 15 | / |
| Nzer | 75 | 14 | / |
| Nzet | 75 | 13 | / |
| Nsei | 75 | 10 | / |
| Nzez | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ncei | 75 | 8 | / |
| Nnze | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nzhe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nzes | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nzhi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nzed | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nzyi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nzid | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nzep | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nhze | 75 | 1 | / |
| Njze | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nzae | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nziz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nzji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nszi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nrzi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hnzi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ndzieyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Zue | 67 | 18,192 | / |
| Ndzie | 67 | 14,659 | / |
| Nseyi | 67 | 2,015 | / |
| Nzaji | 67 | 1,988 | / |
| Nzuji | 67 | 1,275 | / |
| Nzije | 67 | 832 | / |
| Nzoyi | 67 | 407 | / |
| Nzayi | 67 | 392 | / |
| Nzoye | 67 | 345 | / |
| Nziya | 67 | 319 | / |
| Nzeya | 67 | 242 | / |
| Ngeji | 67 | 205 | / |
| Nzoue | 67 | 173 | / |
| Nzeer | 67 | 162 | / |
| Nzhie | 67 | 155 | / |
| Nzawe | 67 | 126 | / |
| Nziye | 67 | 75 | / |
| Nzaye | 67 | 74 | / |
| Nzowe | 67 | 62 | / |
| N'Zie | 67 | 60 | / |
| Ndzia | 67 | 55 | / |
| Nzieh | 67 | 55 | / |
| Nseji | 67 | 48 | / |
| Nzeye | 67 | 35 | / |
| Nzoji | 67 | 34 | / |
| N'Zai | 67 | 32 | / |
| Nzaje | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ndzeh | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nseiy | 67 | 17 | / |
| Njeih | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ndzai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ndzee | 67 | 8 | / |
| N'Zih | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nziet | 67 | 8 | / |
| N'Zeh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nziyo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nzuye | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nchei | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ndzui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nziah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngyzi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nzaii | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nzgoi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nzeje | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ndzih | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nzeuh | 67 | 3 | / |
| N'Zia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nshei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ndzue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nziea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nzeha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nzueh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nzaih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hnzai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngeie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzeue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndzea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndzep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndzet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndzeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndzeï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndzip | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Sei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njeia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njeii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nndze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzuid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzuij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzuyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzeej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzeez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzeus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzeyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nziyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nxeie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nziua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzoia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzead | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nseie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njeji | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Dzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzeet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nseia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhrzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hntze | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nzei
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