Nziu Surname

642,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nziu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nziu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4711:98,0468,631
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nziu (318) may also be a first name.

Nziu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nziu occurs most in Kenya. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nziu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 642,991st most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 15,439,716 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nziu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 492,367th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 318 people.

The surname Nziu is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 471 people, or 1 in 98,046. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kitui County, where 55 percent live, Machakos County, where 23 percent live and Makueni County, where 18 percent live. Other than Kenya it exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Nziu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nziua891/
Nzu86109/
Nzihou802,381/
Nzhiou8064/
Nzugiu801/
Nzau7557,964/
Nzou753,145/
Nzeu75787/
Njiu75472/
Ngiu75300/
Nzui75240/
Nzuu75117/
Nzuh7578/
Nzuj7548/
Nzuy7522/
Nzup753/
Nzcu752/
Nnzu752/
Nzzu752/
Nzuz751/
Nzut751/
Nzhu751/
Nszu751/
Nsiu751/
Njzu751/
Nhzu751/
N'Zihou735/
Ndzihou732/
Nzuyu672,182/
Nggiu67167/
Ngiau6777/
Nsihu6752/
N'Zau6722/
N'Zou6710/
Nzeeu674/
Nzeuh673/
Nshiu672/
Nzehu672/
Nzyuh672/
Nzoup672/
Njiju672/
Nzuua671/
Njoiu671/
Nzeue671/
Nsiuh671/
Ndjiu671/
Nzuid671/
Nzuij671/
Nzeus671/
Nzouh671/
Njiue671/

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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 Nziu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis