Nzota Surname

149,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nzota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,8671:18,4662,366
Cameroon401:519,22741,500
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nzota (442) may also be a first name.

Nzota Last Name Facts

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

Nzota is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzota? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 149,423rd most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,464,507 people. The last name Nzota is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzota are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nzota is also the 407,699th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 442 people.

The surname Nzota is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,867 people, or 1 in 18,466. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent live, Njombe Region, where 15 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 11 percent live. Other than Tanzania Nzota exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nzotta91129/
Nzoeta9134/
Nzotha9121/
Nzotah9112/
Ndzota917/
Nziota914/
Nzouta912/
Nzoita911/
Nzoutap8369/
Ndzotha832/
Ndzouta831/
Nsota80430/
Nzoto80284/
Nzoti80244/
Nzuta80110/
Nzeta80100/
Nzata8078/
Njota8074/
Nzote8056/
Nziata73226/
Nzieta73221/
Nzotho73156/
Njotea73108/
Nzutha7385/
Nzoteu7373/
Nzoeto7368/
Ndzata7348/
Ndzoto7340/
Ndjota7337/
Nsotha7326/
Ntsota7319/
Nzotio7317/
Nzeuta7313/
Nsoita7311/
Njotta739/
N'Sota739/
Nzothe739/
Nzatha736/
Nchota736/
Nzuoto734/
Nzotui734/
Ncoita731/
Njotat731/
Njouta731/
Nzuita731/
Nzeeta731/
Nzetah731/
Nzoeti731/
Nzoote731/
Nzooto731/
Nzotie731/
Nzotyi731/
Nzouti731/
Ntshota67175/
Ndzotho6733/
Ndzatha6714/
Ntsoeta6710/
Nzeutap6710/
Nzoutou675/
Ndzoteu672/
Ndzeuta671/
Ntzatha671/
Ndjotta671/
Ndjouta671/
N'Zatta671/
N'Cotta671/
Nzouthe671/
Nzoutoh671/
Nzoutui671/
Nzuitap671/
Nzoteuh671/
Nzothie671/

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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
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  • 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 Nzota
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