Nzivu Surname

613,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nzivu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzivu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5021:91,9928,244
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nzivu (54) may also be a first name.

Nzivu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nzivu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzivu? popularity and diffusion

Nzivu is the 613,453rd most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 14,488,163 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzivu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nzivu is also the 1,350,955th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 54 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 502 people, or 1 in 91,992. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Machakos County, where 40 percent reside, Makueni County, where 27 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Nzivu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nzivau9142/
Nzivou912/
Nzibu80898/
Nziwu80211/
Nzevu80104/
Nsivu8041/
Ngivu803/
Nzoiwu7366/
Nzibou7361/
Ndzibu738/
Njivhu737/
Nziwou736/
Ngivou731/
Ndzevu731/
Nzibuh731/
Nzibau731/
Njivuh731/
Njivou731/
Ngievu731/
Nzaiwu731/
Nzyovu731/
Nzibuhe6727/
Nziebou6713/
Ndzibou672/
Nziewou672/
N'Ziwou671/
Nzeiweu671/
N'Zibou671/
Ndzeveu671/

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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 Nzivu
  • 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