Nzikwa Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nzikwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzikwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nzikwa (53) may also be a first name.

Nzikwa Last Name Facts

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

Nzikwa has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzikwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzikwa live; 65 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nzikwa is also the 1,366,219th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 53 people.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Makueni County, where 69 percent live, Kajiado County, where 8 percent live and Kilifi County, where 8 percent live. Barring Kenya Nzikwa is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 30 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Nzikwa Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngikwa8355/
Nzekwa8349/
Ncikwa8325/
Njikwa8313/
Nzigwa837/
Nsikwa831/
Nzikwe831/
Ncikhwa7721/
Njuikwa7713/
Ndjikwa773/
Nchikwa772/
Nziekwe772/
Ndzikwo771/
Nsuikwa771/
Nshikwa771/
Njzikwo771/
Njikwat771/
Nzikwii771/
Nzzikwe771/
Nshinkwa711/
Nzekwe678,348/
Njekwa674,159/
Ngigwa67222/
Nzikue6784/
Nxikwe6763/
Ncikwe6759/
Nsikwe6754/
Nsekwa6740/
Ngekwa6727/
Njikwe6713/
Njigwa6710/
Nsigwa678/
Nzegwa676/
Ncekwa675/
Ngikwi674/
Nzekwi674/
Nzikui673/
Ngikwe672/
Njikwi672/
Njikwo672/
Nzekwy672/
Nxekwa672/
Njikua671/
Nzekwo671/
Nsikwi671/
Ngiqwa671/
Nzekua671/

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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 Nzikwa
  • 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