Nzera Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nzera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2461:215,21018,004
Uganda391:1,001,00743,411
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nzera (1,505) may also be a first name.

Nzera Last Name Facts

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

Nzera occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzera? popularity and diffusion

It is the 895,817th most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 24,373,063 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzera reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nzera is also the 200,339th most common forename world-wide It is held by 1,505 people.

Nzera is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 246 people, or 1 in 215,210. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Geita Region, where 82 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 13 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 13 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nzeera9123/
Nzeray913/
Nzoera912/
Nzcera911/
Nzjera911/
Nzeeray831/
Njera801,806/
Nzara801,423/
Nzira801,351/
Ngera801,065/
Nzero80340/
Nzere80323/
Ncera80103/
Nzeri8056/
Nsera8046/
Nzora802/
Nzery801/
N'Zeraud771/
Nseera73222/
Nzeruo73110/
Ndzira7371/
Nzaira7328/
Nzeire7319/
N'Sera7316/
Nzaray7313/
Nchera7313/
Nzaara7310/
Nzarah739/
Ngerat739/
Ndjera739/
Nzirau738/
N'Zere737/
Nserra734/
Nserat734/
Nzerou733/
Ngetra733/
Nzieri733/
Nzeure732/
Ndzara732/
Ngerah732/
Nzeret732/
Nzereh731/
Nzorah731/
Nzeari731/
Nzeerj731/
Nziere731/
Ndzora731/
Nnzere731/
Nhjera731/
Ndzero731/
N'Gera731/
Nzarai731/
Nzhara731/
Nzerie731/
Njeraa731/
Njeira731/
Njeera731/
Nseura731/
Nserah731/
Nssera731/
Nzeuro731/
Ngerai731/
Nzeeraajz714/
Nzeerrajh712/
Nseirat679/
Nseerai676/
Ntziora675/
Ntchera674/
Nzeirie672/
Ndzheri671/
Nzierie671/
Ndsiera671/
Ncherap671/
Nceraja671/
Ntzeros671/

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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 Nzera
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