Nzei Surname

219,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Congo

Nzei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,3141:134,8128,721
DR Congo2461:300,32327,390
Kenya1861:248,27916,968
Congo831:60,1105,403
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

The alternate forms: Nzeï (1) are calculated separately.

Nzei (117) may also be a first name.

Nzei Last Name Facts

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

Nzei is most common in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Nzeï. Click here for further possible spellings of Nzei.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzei? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 219,077th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,901,256 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nzei are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 864,112th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 117 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,314 people, or 1 in 134,812. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 68 percent reside, Edo, where 11 percent reside and Lagos, where 7 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found 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 primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nzeï921/
Nzeyi89552/
Nzeji89290/
Nzeih8928/
Ndzei8916/
Nze8652,869/
Nzi86455/
Ndzeyi8029/
Nzeeyi8013/
Nzejih804/
Nzeeji804/
Nzeiho801/
Nze'ji801/
Nzeuyi801/
N'Zi7535,627/
Nzie7513,847/
Nzai758,806/
Ndzi757,497/
Nzeh754,372/
Nzue753,700/
Nzia753,608/
Njei753,349/
Ndze753,005/
Nzey751,093/
Nzeu75787/
N'Ze75541/
Nzoi75353/
Nzea75286/
Nzui75240/
Nzii75180/
Nzee75165/
Nzoe7588/
Nzih7515/
Nzer7514/
Nzet7513/
Nsei7510/
Nzez759/
Ncei758/
Nnze755/
Nzhe754/
Nzes754/
Nzhi753/
Nzed752/
Nzyi752/
Nzid752/
Nzep751/
Nhze751/
Njze751/
Nzae751/
Nziz751/
Nzji751/
Nszi751/
Nrzi751/
Hnzi751/
Ndzieyi731/
N'Zue6718,192/
Ndzie6714,659/
Nseyi672,015/
Nzaji671,988/
Nzuji671,275/
Nzije67832/
Nzoyi67407/
Nzayi67392/
Nzoye67345/
Nziya67319/
Nzeya67242/
Ngeji67205/
Nzoue67173/
Nzeer67162/
Nzhie67155/
Nzawe67126/
Nziye6775/
Nzaye6774/
Nzowe6762/
N'Zie6760/
Ndzia6755/
Nzieh6755/
Nseji6748/
Nzeye6735/
Nzoji6734/
N'Zai6732/
Nzaje6730/
Ndzeh6724/
Nseiy6717/
Njeih6714/
Ndzai6714/
Ndzee678/
N'Zih678/
Nziet678/
N'Zeh677/
Nziyo677/
Nzuye676/
Nchei675/
Ndzui675/
Nziah674/
Ngyzi673/
Nzaii673/
Nzgoi673/
Nzeje673/
Ndzih673/
Nzeuh673/
N'Zia672/
Nshei672/
Ndzue672/
Nziea672/
Nzeha672/
Nzueh672/
Nzaih672/
Hnzai672/
Ngeie671/
Nzeue671/
Ndzea671/
Ndzep671/
Ndzet671/
Ndzeu671/
Ndzeï671/
Ndzip671/
N'Sei671/
Njeia671/
Njeii671/
Nndze671/
Nzaie671/
Nzuid671/
Nzuij671/
Nzuyi671/
Nzeej671/
Nzeez671/
Nzeus671/
Nzeyo671/
Nzier671/
Nziyi671/
Nxeie671/
Nziua671/
Nzoia671/
Nzead671/
Nseie671/
Njeji671/
N'Dzi671/
Nzaid671/
Nzeet671/
Nzith671/
Nseia671/
Nhrzi671/
Hntze670/

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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 Nzei
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