Nzila Surname

49,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Nzila Surname Definition:

Nzila is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: pathway.

Nzila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4,7821:15,4501,919
Congo3,2121:1,553244
Zambia1,1851:13,3751,532
Kenya6891:67,0256,420
Tanzania4171:126,95811,944
France291:2,290,439180,028
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Gabon91:209,9102,378
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England41:13,929,515290,718
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Nzila (763) may also be a first name.

Nzila Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nzila is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: pathway.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Nzila Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nzila (Arabic: نظيلي) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzila? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nzila is the 49,389th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 699,582 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nzila live; 77 percent live in Central Africa and 77 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nzila is also the 297,279th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 763 people.

The surname Nzila is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4,782 people, or 1 in 15,450. Not including The DR Congo this last name exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 31 percent live and Zambia, where 11 percent live.

Nzila Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nzila surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Nzila earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 1.16% more than the national average, earning R 240,396 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndzila911,574/
Nzilia9141/
Nziela9129/
Nzaila9127/
N'Zila913/
Nzilas912/
Nzilah912/
Nzilya911/
Ntzila911/
Ndzilas831/
Ntziola831/
Ndzilah831/
Nzailat831/
Ngila8011,877/
Njila804,561/
Nzela803,473/
Nzili801,101/
Nzile80857/
Nsila80830/
Nzilo80182/
Ncila80129/
Nzily804/
Nxila802/
Ndjila73947/
Ntsila73778/
Nsuila73589/
Nchila73433/
Ngilay73275/
Njilaš73274/
Ngiela73247/
Nsiela73246/
Nshila73234/
Njaila73184/
Nzeula7355/
Nziele7334/
Ndzili7329/
Ngilai7325/
Ndzela7325/
Ndzile7323/
Nzelya7311/
Ngilya7310/
Ngilea739/
Nsilat739/
Njilas738/
Ngilas736/
Ngilia736/
Nzayla734/
Nzaili734/
Ngilau734/
Nzelia732/
Nzelap732/
Nzuile732/
Nzeala731/
Njilia731/
Nzeilo731/
Ntcila731/
Nzielo731/
Njilay731/
Nzelai731/
Njuila731/
Nsilia731/
Nsilah731/
N'Zela731/
Nsaila731/
Ncoila731/
N'Sila731/
N'Gila731/
Njoila731/
Njilaa731/
Ntshila672,288/
Ntsiela67101/
Ntsaila6744/
Ndjeila675/
Ntzelia675/
Ndzelah674/
Nzieleu673/
N'Giela672/
Nsailaj671/
Nshuila671/
Nsailah671/
Ntsuila671/
Ntšaila671/
Nchilap671/
Ndjilat671/
Ngil'ha671/
Ngiladh671/
Nzeliah671/
N'Dzili671/
N'Siela671/

Nzila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nzila in the Arabic language
نظيليnzyly-

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