Nzephe Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nzephe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzephe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nzephe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nzephe occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzephe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Nzephe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzephe live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Nzephe is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kwale County, where 80 percent live and Kilifi County, where 20 percent live. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 14 percent live and Uganda, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndzephe921/
Nzepe9116/
Njephe8375/
Ncephe8319/
Nzeupe8315/
Nxephe834/
Nzeppe831/
Nzep801/
Nchephe77186/
Ntsephe7736/
Nxeephe771/
Nzeuppe771/
Nzepa73359/
Ngepe7355/
Njepe7330/
Nzeeb7315/
Nzeef7312/
Ncepe736/
Nsepe735/
Nzefe733/
Nxepe732/
Nzepy731/
Nzepi731/
Ntshephe7133/
Ngeppe67992/
Ntsepe67599/
Nchepe6771/
Nzefeh6750/
Hnzeeb6741/
Nzeife6716/
Nzeefh6711/
Nzeppa6711/
Ntjepe679/
Nzeffe674/
Nzipha673/
Nzefeu672/
Nzeefe672/
Nzefie672/
Nseppe672/
Ngepje671/
Nceipe671/
Ncepha671/
Nzepaa671/

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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 Nzephe
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