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 occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nzilwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nzilwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,359,010th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. The surname Nzilwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzilwa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Nzilwa is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 161 people, or 1 in 328,830. In Tanzania Nzilwa is most numerous in: Tabora Region, where 97 percent live, Geita Region, where 1 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Tanzania it is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent live.
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
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