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 surname Nzem occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nzem.
How Common Is The Last Name Nzem? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 885,573rd most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. The surname Nzem occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Nzem are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nzem is also the 555,528th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 257 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 204 people, or 1 in 868,347. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Cross River, where 24 percent are found, Abia, where 23 percent are found and Lagos, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 20 percent are found and Cameroon, where 10 percent are found.
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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