Nzije Surname

417,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nzije Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzije Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6291:84,1688,582
Kenya2021:228,61316,073
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nzije (119) may also be a first name.

Nzije Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nzije occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nzije.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzije? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 417,776th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 8,759,070 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzije are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nzije is also the 856,040th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 119 people.

The surname Nzije is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 629 people, or 1 in 84,168. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 91 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 5 percent reside and Singida Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 24 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Nzije Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Nzije surname is primarily Christian (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nzeje803/
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Nsije801/
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Njijie736/
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Nzieze734/
Nzedje731/
Nzeise731/
Njidje731/
Njeije731/
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Nzeiji731/
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Nzai678,806/
Nzue673,700/
Njei673,349/
Nzei671,868/
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Njuidje67154/
Njea67119/
Nzoe6788/
Nzuj6748/
Nzaj6727/
Njeu6719/
Nzitche676/
Nsuhije674/
Nzechie674/
Njey673/
Nzae671/
Ndjidje671/
Nchezie671/
Ndjijet671/
Ndjuije671/
Njijiep671/
Nzzigge671/
Nzayiet671/
Nzedjey671/
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Nzigihe671/
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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 Nzije
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