Nzilwa Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Nzilwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 161 | 1:328,830 | 24,745 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Nzilwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nzilwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nzilwa is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nzilwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,359,010th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzilwa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Nzilwa is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 328,830. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Tabora Region, where 97 percent reside, Geita Region, where 1 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngilwa | 83 | 180 | / |
| Nzelwa | 83 | 111 | / |
| Ncilwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nsilwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nzilua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Njilwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ntsilwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nshilwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngilewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndzelwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ntshilwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njelwa | 67 | 279 | / |
| Ngelwa | 67 | 39 | / |
| Nsilua | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nzelua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nselwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncelwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njilua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntselwa | 62 | 33 | / |
| Ngielua | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ngelwe | 50 | 31 | / |
| Ngelua | 50 | 27 | / |
| Nzelue | 50 | 23 | / |
| Njelwe | 50 | 18 | / |
| Nzeluo | 50 | 4 | / |
| Njilui | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nselua | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Nzilwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis