Nzem Surname
Approximately 304 people bear this surname
Nzem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 204 | 1:868,347 | 37,996 |
| Pakistan | 62 | 1:2,881,353 | 23,780 |
| Cameroon | 31 | 1:669,970 | 49,334 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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
The last name Nzem has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nzem? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 885,573rd most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 23,972,191 people. The last name Nzem is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Nzem reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nzem is also the 555,528th most common first name globally, held by 257 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 868,347. In Nigeria Nzem is most common in: Cross River, where 24 percent reside, Abia, where 23 percent reside and Lagos, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 20 percent reside and Cameroon, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nzeme | 89 | 257 | / |
| Ndzem | 89 | 149 | / |
| Nziem | 89 | 121 | / |
| Nzeim | 89 | 24 | / |
| Nzeem | 89 | 4 | / |
| Nzeum | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nzieme | 80 | 27 | / |
| Ndzeme | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nzehem | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ntzeem | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nzhiem | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nzemme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nzeime | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nzeemh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nsem | 75 | 1,167 | / |
| Ngem | 75 | 810 | / |
| Njem | 75 | 704 | / |
| Nzim | 75 | 89 | / |
| Nzen | 75 | 52 | / |
| Ncem | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nzne | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nzemgue | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ndzieme | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nzeng | 67 | 2,126 | / |
| Ngeme | 67 | 1,893 | / |
| Nseme | 67 | 1,026 | / |
| Nseem | 67 | 726 | / |
| Ndjem | 67 | 566 | / |
| Ngiem | 67 | 529 | / |
| Nshem | 67 | 126 | / |
| Nsemh | 67 | 125 | / |
| Njeim | 67 | 113 | / |
| Nzime | 67 | 108 | / |
| Njeme | 67 | 54 | / |
| Nzhim | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nzoym | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nsiem | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nceme | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nseam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nseim | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nssem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ntsem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ndzim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Njhem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nchem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nzien | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njeem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngemq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ncemc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzjim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njemh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzgen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngemh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhzim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nsemd | 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 Nzem
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