Nzem Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nzem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nzem 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
Nigeria2041:868,34737,996
Pakistan621:2,881,35323,780
Cameroon311:669,97049,334
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nzem (257) may also be a first name.

Nzem Last Name Facts

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

Nzem is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 885,573rd most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 23,972,191 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Nzem live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nzem is also the 555,528th most frequently used forename at a global level. It is borne by 257 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 204 people, or 1 in 868,347. In Nigeria Nzem is most numerous in: Cross River, where 24 percent live, Abia, where 23 percent live and Lagos, where 13 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 20 percent live and Cameroon, where 10 percent live.

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
Nzeme89257/
Ndzem89149/
Nziem89121/
Nzeim8924/
Nzeem894/
Nzeum891/
Nzieme8027/
Ndzeme804/
Nzehem802/
Ntzeem802/
Nzhiem802/
Nzemme801/
Nzeime801/
Nzeemh801/
Nsem751,167/
Ngem75810/
Njem75704/
Nzim7589/
Nzen7552/
Ncem752/
Nzne751/
Nzemgue736/
Ndzieme734/
Nzeng672,126/
Ngeme671,893/
Nseme671,026/
Nseem67726/
Ndjem67566/
Ngiem67529/
Nshem67126/
Nsemh67125/
Njeim67113/
Nzime67108/
Njeme6754/
Nzhim6724/
Nzoym6714/
Nsiem677/
Nceme676/
Nseam675/
Nseim675/
Nssem674/
Ntsem673/
Ndzim673/
Njhem672/
Nchem672/
Nzien672/
Njeem672/
Ngemq672/
Ncemc671/
Nzjim671/
Njemh671/
Nzgen671/
Ngemh671/
Nhzim671/
Nsemd671/
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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 Nzem
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