Nzema Surname

151,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,914 people bear this surname

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

Nzema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,6611:27,7643,483
Tanzania1401:378,15427,501
Zimbabwe671:230,42125,509
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nzema (104) may also be a first name.

Nzema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nzema occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzema? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 151,175th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,500,874 people. The last name Nzema occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzema reside; 91 percent reside in Central Africa and 91 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Nzema is also the 925,156th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 104 people.

The surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,661 people, or 1 in 27,764. Not including The DR Congo this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 5 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.

Nzema Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Nzema earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 89.38% less than the national average, earning R 25,248 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nzeama9181/
Ndzema9137/
Nzemoa9121/
Ntzema915/
Nzemma913/
Nzemah913/
Nzeema912/
Nziema911/
Ndzemah8321/
Ngema8048,745/
Nzama8024,170/
Nzima8019,272/
Njema802,170/
Nzemo801,591/
Nsema801,113/
Nzoma801,071/
Nzeme80257/
Nzemi8094/
Ncema8017/
Nxema803/
Nzyma802/
Nzemy801/
Ndzima731,120/
Ndjema73695/
Ndzama73386/
Nzamai73216/
Nsiema73181/
Nchema73153/
Nziemi73100/
Njeama7397/
Ntsema7389/
Ngiema7388/
Nseema7375/
Nzimah7356/
Nzeumo7356/
Nzemou7329/
Nzeumi7329/
Nzieme7327/
N'Zima7324/
Ndzemo7317/
Ndzoma7314/
Ntzima7310/
Nciema738/
Nzamah736/
N'Sema735/
Nzemei735/
Nziemo735/
Ngemai735/
Nzhoma734/
Nzemeu734/
Nzomay734/
Nzaima734/
Nshema733/
N'Zama732/
Njemea732/
N'Zoma732/
Ngemas732/
Nzeume732/
Nzemeh731/
Ngemaa731/
Nsemga731/
Ntzama731/
Ntzemo731/
Ndsema731/
N'Gema731/
Nzeime731/
Nzemih731/
Nzemme731/
Nzemoh731/
Nzemui731/
Nzemyi731/
Nzoima731/
Nzomea731/
Nzeemi731/
Nzemer731/
Nzamma731/
Njemai731/
Ntchema67235/
Ncheema67152/
Nzimoha6723/
Nts'ema6723/
Ntzimas6718/
Ndziemi676/
Ndzieme674/
Nzeumeu673/
Nzeumou673/
Nziemie673/
N'Jeima672/
Ntzemos672/
Ntzemou672/
Ndjeima671/
Nseamah671/
Ntshema671/
Nciemat671/
Ndjeema671/
Ndjemai671/
Ndzaima671/
Ndzomah671/
Ngehmai671/
Nnseima671/
Nzuimga671/
Nzemoth671/
Nzimaya671/
Ntsetma671/
Nzssima671/
Ndzahma671/
Ntsiema671/

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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
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  • 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 Nzema
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