Nzekani Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nzekani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzekani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nzekani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nzekani has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzekani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nzekani is the 1,227,038th most frequent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nzekani live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 94 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 415,054. Aside from The DR Congo it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent are found and Angola, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndzekani933/
Nzekaenyi8827/
Nzakani8656/
Nzekana8653/
Ncekani8625/
Nzekeni8621/
Nsekani865/
Nzokani861/
Nxekani861/
Nzekane861/
Ndzekeni80506/
Ndzakani806/
Ntsekani802/
Njekhani801/
Nzekenyi801/
Ncekana71529/
Nsikani71374/
Ngikani7121/
Ncekane7111/
Nzakane716/
Ngekane715/
Nsakani713/
Nzikeni712/
Ncikani712/
Nzekone711/
Njekane711/
Nzikane711/
Nzokoni711/
Nzecana711/
Nsekana711/
Nsekenyi67103/
Nsakanyi6766/
Ntsekane6761/
Nshakani6721/
Ndzakane6714/
Ntsikani677/
Ntsekeni677/
Ntsekana675/
Nzokonyi674/
Ngekonyi671/
Ndzikana671/
Nsakanie671/
Nsekanje671/

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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 Nzekani
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