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

Nzige is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzige? popularity and diffusion

Nzige is the 146,460th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,407,514 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzige live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 584,346th most common first name world-wide, held by 235 people.

This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,882 people, or 1 in 18,370. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Simiyu Region, where 39 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 31 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 10 percent reside. Beside Tanzania Nzige is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

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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