Nzighe Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nzighe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzighe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya701:659,71329,380

Nzighe (192) may also be a first name.

Nzighe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nzighe is found most in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzighe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nzighe is the 2,273,756th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname Nzighe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzighe live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nzighe is also the 655,603rd most commonly held first name globally, borne by 192 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 659,713. In Kenya Nzighe is mostly concentrated in: Taita Taveta County, where 97 percent live, Kilifi County, where 1 percent live and Kitui County, where 1 percent live.

Nzighe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndzighe929/
Nzigihe921/
Nzige913,027/
Njighe8358/
Nziege8312/
Nzigha839/
Nzeghe839/
Nzigye837/
Nzigie835/
Nsighe831/
Ngighe831/
Nzigeh831/
Nziguye77226/
Nzegher777/
Nchighe772/
Nziegge771/
Ndzighi771/
Nsigehe771/
Nsighey771/
Nzzigge771/
Nzikgeh771/
Ngige7310,082/
Njige732,577/
Nzege73351/
Nziga73155/
Nzigi73122/
Nsige735/
Nzieguet7116/
Nzeugheu711/
Nseghe67512/
Nzegge67413/
Nzigui6782/
Nsigha6765/
Ndziga6760/
Nzegha6758/
Ngeghe6756/
Njeghe6718/
Ngigie6713/
Nchige678/
Ngigih675/
Njuige674/
Nzegea674/
Njigie674/
Nziega674/
Ngigeh673/
Ndzigi672/
Nsigye671/
Nsoige671/
Ndjige671/
Ngiege671/
Ngehge671/
Ngiger671/
Nsiege671/
N'Ziga671/
Njigep671/
Njigih671/
Njoige671/

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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 Nzighe
  • 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