Nzih Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nzih Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzih Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nzih Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nzih (Arabic: ينازيه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﺰﻳﻪ) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzih? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Nzih live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Nzih is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 2,076,907. In Cameroon Nzih is primarily found in: South Region, where 30 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 20 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 20 percent are found. Barring Cameroon it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 7 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nzieh8955/
Nzeih8928/
N'Zih898/
Ndzih893/
Nzaih892/
Nzith891/
Nzi86455/
Nziehe801/
N'Zi7535,627/
Nsih7528,547/
Nzie7513,847/
Nzai758,806/
Ndzi757,497/
Nzeh754,372/
Nzei751,868/
Nzoi75353/
Njih75276/
Nzui75240/
Ngih75217/
Nzii75180/
Nzhe754/
Nzhi753/
Nzid752/
Nzyi752/
Nzha752/
Nrzi751/
Ncih751/
Nzhj751/
Nziz751/
Nzji751/
Nszi751/
Hnzi751/
Nzuitch731/
Ndzie6714,659/
Nzhie67155/
N'Zie6760/
Nnsih6741/
N'Zai6732/
Ndzeh6724/
Nchih6722/
Ndjih6721/
Njaih6721/
N'Zyh6720/
Ndzei6716/
Ndzai6714/
Njeih6714/
Nsieh679/
Nziet678/
N'Zeh677/
Ndzui675/
Ngish674/
Nzgoi673/
Ngyzi673/
Njich673/
Njihe673/
Nzeuh673/
Ngich673/
Ngiht672/
Nsaih672/
Nziea672/
Hnzai672/
Nzuij671/
Nzaid671/
Nhrzi671/
Nsish671/
Nsith671/
Nziua671/
Nzier671/
Nzuid671/
Njoih671/
Ndzip671/
Nshih671/
N'Dzi671/

Nzih Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nzih in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﺰﻳﻪanzyh-
Nzih in the Arabic language
ينازيهynazyh-
نظيهnzyh-

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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
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  • 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 Nzih
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