Nzova Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

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

Nzova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nzova (69) may also be a first name.

Nzova Last Name Facts

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

Nzova is most common in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nzova.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzova? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,163,787th most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 35,549,004 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzova live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 94 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nzova is also the 1,171,416th most common first name at a global level, borne by 69 people.

The last name Nzova is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 384,789. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 5 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nzov891/
Nzowa8016,144/
Nzovo801,637/
Njova801,237/
Nzoba80649/
Nzava8042/
Nzouba73316/
Nzowah7382/
Ndjova7373/
Ndzoba7336/
Nzobai7311/
Nzobea734/
Ndzava732/
Nzouwa732/
Nzooba732/
Nzobaa732/
Ngiova732/
Nzavha731/
Nzavai731/
Nzoywa731/
Nnjova731/
Nzauva731/
Nzoiwa731/
Nziava731/
Nzovot731/
Njovah731/
N'Jova731/
N'Zowa731/
Nshova731/
Njovha731/
Nzav67246/
Ndzouba67124/
N'Zouba6712/
Nzobhay674/
Nzab673/
Nzow672/
Ndzavai672/
Ndjouva671/
N'Zovot671/
N'Zowah671/
Njov671/
Nzavowa671/

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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 Nzova
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