Nzima Surname

27,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Nzima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6,6891:8,1001,030
Malawi4,9141:3,484458
Zambia2,4761:6,401774
Swaziland2,0721:627100
Zimbabwe1,5931:9,6911,208
Cameroon6471:32,1014,330
DR Congo5811:127,15913,690
Uganda1501:260,26219,079
Congo661:75,5926,659
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Burundi161:612,803644
England111:5,065,278148,650
Gambia91:213,717372
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Nzima (869) may also be a first name.

Nzima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nzima (Arabic: نظيما, Hindi: नाजिमा) is most common in South Africa. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzima? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 27,886th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 378,142 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzima are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 276,035th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 869 people.

Nzima is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 6,689 people, or 1 in 8,100. In South Africa Nzima is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 27 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 24 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 22 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 25 percent reside and Zambia, where 13 percent reside.

Nzima Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nzima surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Nzima earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 35.77% less than the national average, earning R 152,628 per year and in United States they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $43,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndzima911,120/
Nzimah9156/
N'Zima9124/
Ntzima9110/
Nzaima914/
Nzoima911/
Nziema911/
Nzimoha8323/
Ntzimas8318/
Nzuimga831/
Ndzaima831/
Nzimaya831/
Nzssima831/
Ngima803,988/
Nzema802,914/
Njima802,620/
Nsima801,496/
Nzimo80543/
Nzimi80252/
Nzime80108/
Ncima804/
Nxima802/
Nzyma802/
Nzimy801/
Nchima732,699/
Nshima73776/
Ntsima73534/
Ndzime73354/
Ngimat73251/
Ndjima73223/
Nsiema73181/
Nsimah73142/
Nziemi73100/
Ngiema7388/
Njimaa7385/
Nzeama7381/
Ndzema7337/
Nzieme7327/
Ngimma7323/
Nzemoa7321/
Nzimmy7318/
Nssima7317/
Nzimeu7312/
Ndzimo7310/
Ngimai739/
Nciema738/
Nziemo735/
Ntzema735/
Nsaima735/
Ngimas734/
Nzaimo734/
Nsuima734/
Nzemah733/
Ndzimi733/
Nzemma733/
N'Jima732/
Nzeema732/
Nzimou732/
Njimma732/
Njimat731/
Nzuimi731/
Njaima731/
Ngimau731/
Ndzimy731/
Nzeime731/
Ntshima67248/
Ndzemah6721/
Nchioma6710/
N'Djima677/
Ndziemi676/
Ndzieme674/
Nziemie673/
N'Jeima672/
Ndjimai672/
Ndjimau671/
Ndjimas671/
Ndjimah671/
Nciemat671/
Ntchima671/
Nsimoha671/
Njimaah671/
Nnseima671/
Ntsimah671/
Ndzimgo671/
Ndzimou671/
Ndjeima671/
Ntsiema671/

Nzima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nzima in the Hindi language
नाजिमाnajima-
Nzima in the Arabic language
نظيماnzyma-

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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
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  • 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 Nzima
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