Nzewe Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nzewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Zimbabwe421:367,57734,250
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Togo91:805,3086,372
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Nzewe Last Name Facts

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

Nzewe is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzewe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,181,191st most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzewe live; 68 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 568,304. Beside The DR Congo this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 21 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndzewe912/
Nzeawe912/
Nzewue911/
Nzew892/
Nzewihe836/
Nzechwe833/
Nzeiweu831/
Ndzewie831/
Ngewe801,448/
Nzewi801,278/
Nzebe80659/
Nzeve80323/
Nzewa80303/
Nzawe80126/
Nzowe8062/
Nziwe8043/
Njewe808/
Nsewe801/
Nzewj801/
Nzewuihe7799/
Ndjewe73211/
Ndzebe73115/
Ngeswe7327/
Ndzawe7321/
Nsiewe737/
Ndziwe735/
Ngiewe735/
Nzeebe732/
Ndzewa732/
Ndzeve731/
Nshewe731/
Nzeawa731/
Ntsewe731/
Njeawe731/
Nzeebi731/
Nziebe731/
Ngewer731/
Nzeibe731/
Nchewe731/
Ngeweh731/
N'Zewa731/
Njeweh731/
Njewei731/
Nzaawe731/
Nzaweu731/
Ngew67664/
Nsew6749/
Njew6714/
Ndzewiy679/
Ndziewa675/
Nziw673/
Ngiewei672/
Ndjewes671/
Ncheweh671/
Ndzeveu671/
Ngieweh671/
Njeiwei671/
Nzehebi671/
Ndziebe671/

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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 Nzewe
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