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

Nziya is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nziya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nziya is the 855,216th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 22,844,972 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nziya live; 69 percent live in Central Africa and 69 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 219 people, or 1 in 337,350. Excluding The DR Congo it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 29 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Nziya Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndziya9113/
N'Ziya911/
Nzieyap831/
Nzoya80829/
Ngiya80566/
Nzaya80468/
Njiya80413/
Nciya80310/
Nzeya80242/
Nzuya8079/
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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