Nzilani Surname

57,918th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nzilani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzilani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8,5411:5,407754
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nzilani (2,948) may also be a first name.

Nzilani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nzilani occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nzilani.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzilani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 57,918th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 834,006 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzilani live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nzilani is also the 133,537th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 2,948 people.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 8,541 people, or 1 in 5,407. In Kenya Nzilani is primarily concentrated in: Machakos County, where 40 percent are found, Makueni County, where 26 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Nzilani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nzilani surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Nzilani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.15% less than the national average, earning R 113,700 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nziliani931/
Nzilaini931/
Ndzilani931/
Nzelani862,935/
Nzilane86103/
Ncilani861/
Ndzelani80174/
Ndzilane80101/
Ndzilana805/
Ntsilani804/
Nzelane7119/
Ncelani719/
Ntsilane6735/
Ntsilana6717/
Ntselani679/
Ndzelane671/
Ntshilane6322/
Ntsailane631/
Ncelane5740/
Ntselane539/
Ntjelane531/
Ncelhaney502/
Ntshelane501/

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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 Nzilani
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