Nziru Surname

438,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 781 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nziru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nziru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda7181:54,3726,453
Kenya591:782,71031,540
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nziru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nziru is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nziru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 438,773rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 9,331,045 people. The last name Nziru occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nziru reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 718 people, or 1 in 54,372. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Arua District, where 64 percent are found, Maracha District, where 23 percent are found and Masindi District, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 8 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nzirau918/
Ndziru916/
Nzsiru912/
Nzairu911/
Ntzirou831/
Njiru8033,460/
Nzeru80894/
Nsiru8057/
Ngiru8057/
Nciru801/
Nzssirou771/
Nssiru73206/
Ndzeru73177/
Nnzeru7358/
Ngirau7333/
Nsairu7319/
Nzerou733/
Ngireu732/
Nzheru732/
Ngieru732/
Nchiru731/
Njairu731/
Njiruu731/
Njeiru731/
Ngi'ru731/
Ndshiru676/
Nssirou671/
Nchiruu671/
Nsierou671/
N'Zeraud621/
Njeru6076,842/
Ngeru60892/
Nseru601/
Ngiroo55146/
Njerou5515/
Ntseru557/
Njeeru556/
Ngereu555/
Ndjeru554/
Ngeruh551/
Nserou551/
Njiroo551/
Ångerud5017/

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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 Nziru
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