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 last name Nziu is found most in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nziu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 642,991st most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 15,439,716 people. The last name Nziu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nziu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nziu is also the 492,367th most frequently used forename in the world. It is borne by 318 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 471 people, or 1 in 98,046. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kitui County, where 55 percent live, Machakos County, where 23 percent live and Makueni County, where 18 percent live. Aside from Kenya it is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Nziu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily 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