Nzeru Surname

394,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 894 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Nzeru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzeru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi6271:27,3034,104
Zimbabwe1311:117,84915,993
South Africa781:694,58649,962
Kenya471:982,55134,283
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nzeru (229) may also be a first name.

Nzeru Last Name Facts

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

Nzeru is found most frequently in Malawi. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzeru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 394,847th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 8,151,617 people. The last name Nzeru occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzeru reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 593,349th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 229 people.

The surname Nzeru is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 627 people, or 1 in 27,303. Not including Malawi it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.

Nzeru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nzeru last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Nzeru earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.39% more than the national average, earning R 305,112 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndzeru91177/
Nnzeru9158/
Nzerou913/
Nzheru912/
Njeru8076,842/
Ngeru80892/
Nziru80781/
Nzaru809/
Nseru801/
N'Zeraud771/
Njerou7315/
Nzirau738/
Ntseru737/
Njeeru736/
Ndziru736/
Ngereu735/
Ndjeru734/
Ngieru732/
Nzsiru732/
Nserou731/
Ngeruh731/
Njeiru731/
Nzairu731/
Ångerud6717/
Ntzirou671/
Nsierou671/
Nzssirou621/
N'Djerou621/
Njiru6033,460/
Nsiru6057/
Ngiru6057/
Nsaru606/
Nciru601/
Nsoru601/
Nssiru55206/
Ngirau5533/
Nsairu5519/
Nsharu557/
Ngireu552/
Njairu551/
Ngi'ru551/
Njiruu551/
Nchiru551/
Ndshiru506/
Nsharuh501/
Nchiruu501/
Nssirou501/

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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 Nzeru
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis