Nziwa Surname
Approximately 429 people bear this surname
Nziwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 330 | 1:139,939 | 11,339 |
| Uganda | 35 | 1:1,115,408 | 46,348 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Nziwa (48) may also be a first name.
Nziwa Demographics
Nziwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nziwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nziwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nziwa is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nziwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nziwa is the 689,921st most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,987,287 people. Nziwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nziwa live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most widely held forename at a global level. It is borne by 48 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 330 people, or 1 in 139,939. In Kenya Nziwa is mostly concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 65 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 30 percent are found and Kitui County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Nziwa exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 8 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.
Nziwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndziwa | 91 | 44 | / |
| Nzziwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nzoiwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ndziewa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Njiwa | 80 | 4,460 | / |
| Nziva | 80 | 347 | / |
| Nxiwa | 80 | 345 | / |
| Nziba | 80 | 318 | / |
| Nzewa | 80 | 303 | / |
| Nciwa | 80 | 107 | / |
| Ngiwa | 80 | 72 | / |
| Nziwe | 80 | 43 | / |
| Nsiwa | 80 | 25 | / |
| Nziwi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nziwo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ndziba | 73 | 1,195 | / |
| Ndjiwa | 73 | 367 | / |
| Nzaywa | 73 | 86 | / |
| Ngiwas | 73 | 70 | / |
| Nzivau | 73 | 42 | / |
| Nzuiba | 73 | 41 | / |
| Nzeuwa | 73 | 20 | / |
| Nchiwa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Nsaiwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| N'Ziba | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nziwou | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ndziwe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nshiwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Njijwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ntsiwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ndzewa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nzivai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzeswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzoywa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzeawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzibai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nziwoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ndziva | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Zewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njiwap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzeiba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzewah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzibah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzibau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzieba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nxhiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nshiwat | 67 | 197 | / |
| Ntshiwa | 67 | 100 | / |
| Ndzibah | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nziewou | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Ziwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nziwoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzeiweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njuiwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njuiwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndzewah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndjaiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nziwa
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