Nziya Surname

855,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nziya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nziya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Kenya911:507,47125,695
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nziya (12) may also be a first name.

Nziya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nziya has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nziya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nziya is the 855,216th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 22,844,972 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nziya live; 69 percent live in Central Africa and 69 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nziya is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 12 people.

Nziya is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 337,350. Beside The DR Congo this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 29 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Nziya Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndziya9113/
N'Ziya911/
Nzieyap831/
Nzoya80829/
Ngiya80566/
Nzaya80468/
Njiya80413/
Nciya80310/
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Nziye8075/
Nsiya8075/
Nxiya8013/
Nziyo807/
Nziea802/
Nzoia801/
Nziua801/
Nziyi801/
Ndjiya73237/
Ngiaya7392/
Nshiya7390/
Njiyap7328/
Ngieya7327/
Ndziyo7318/
Ngiyas7316/
Nzouya7312/
Ndzeya7312/
Nsiyap7310/
Ntsiya7310/
Nziaji734/
Nziawe734/
Nchiya733/
N'Zaya732/
Nsiaya732/
Nziyoh732/
Nzeyap731/
Njihya731/
Nzayah731/
Nzeyah731/
Nzaaya731/
Njiyah731/
Ndzoya731/
Ntzioy731/
Nzau6757,964/
Nzai678,806/
Nzei671,868/
Nzey671,093/
Nzoa67905/
Nzoi67353/
Nzay67326/
Nzea67286/
Nzui67240/
Nzoy67220/
Ntshiya6793/
Nzaa6751/
Nzaj6727/
Nzuy6722/
Ndzahya6716/
Nzayaha678/
Ndzeyaa675/
Ntsieya671/
Nzae671/
Nsieyap671/
Ntchiya671/
Ndzieyi671/
N'Djiya671/
Nzioyeh671/
Nzoyaya671/

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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 Nziya
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