Nzige Surname

146,460th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,027 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nzige Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzige Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,8821:18,3702,350
Uganda721:542,21230,029
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nzige (235) may also be a first name.

Nzige Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nzige occurs most in Tanzania. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzige? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 146,460th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,407,514 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzige reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nzige is also the 584,346th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, held by 235 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,882 people, or 1 in 18,370. In Tanzania Nzige is primarily found in: Simiyu Region, where 39 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 31 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nzighe9170/
Nziege9112/
Nzigye917/
Nzigie915/
Nzigeh911/
Nziguye83226/
Ndzighe839/
Nzikgeh831/
Nzigihe831/
Nziegge831/
Nzzigge831/
Ngige8010,082/
Njige802,577/
Nzije80832/
Nzege80351/
Nzize80284/
Nziga80155/
Nzigi80122/
Nsige805/
Nzise801/
Nzieguet7716/
Nzegge73413/
Nzigui7382/
Ndziga7360/
Njighe7358/
Nzizie7335/
Ngigie7313/
Nzeghe739/
Nzigha739/
Nchige738/
Nziche736/
Nziega734/
Njuige734/
Njigie734/
Nzieze734/
Njizie734/
Nzegea734/
Njezie734/
Ngigeh733/
Ndzigi732/
Nsighe731/
Nzeise731/
Ndzije731/
Njoige731/
Nzezie731/
Ntsige731/
Nzizeh731/
Nziezi731/
Nziesi731/
Njigep731/
N'Ziga731/
Ngighe731/
Ngiege731/
Ndjige731/
Nsoige731/
Nsigye731/
Nsiege731/
Ngiger731/
Nziese731/
Nzeingi6727/
Nshinge6720/
Nzeguep6711/
Nzegher677/
Nzitche676/
Nzechie674/
Nshiege674/
Njiguet672/
Nchighe672/
Ntchige671/
Nsighey671/
Nsigehi671/
Nsigehe671/
Nchezie671/
Ndzegeh671/
Ngiegeh671/
Ndzighi671/
Nzegeeh671/
Nzigaya671/

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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 Nzige
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