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

The surname Nzeru has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzeru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nzeru is the 394,847th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,151,617 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzeru live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nzeru is also the 593,349th most widely held forename globally, borne by 229 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 627 people, or 1 in 27,303. Barring Malawi this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent live and South Africa, where 9 percent live.

Nzeru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly 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