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 last name Nzije is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzije? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 417,776th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,759,070 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzije live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nzije is also the 856,040th most common given name world-wide It is held by 119 people.

Nzije is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 629 people, or 1 in 84,168. In Tanzania Nzije is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 91 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 5 percent reside and Singida Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found 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 devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (67%) in Kenya.

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Nzitche676/
Nsuhije674/
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Njey673/
Nzae671/
Ndjidje671/
Nchezie671/
Ndjijet671/
Ndjuije671/
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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 Nzije
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