Nzovu Surname
Approximately 1,765 people bear this surname
Nzovu Surname Definition:
Nzovu is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: elephant.
Nzovu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 588 | 1:125,646 | 13,565 |
| Tanzania | 487 | 1:108,710 | 10,537 |
| Zambia | 420 | 1:37,738 | 3,776 |
| Kenya | 259 | 1:178,301 | 13,436 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nzovu (117) may also be a first name.
Nzovu Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Nzovu is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: elephant.
Nzovu is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: elephant.
Nzovu Demographics
Nzovu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nzovu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nzovu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nzovu is found most in The DR Congo. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nzovu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 229,521st most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,128,921 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzovu live; 42 percent live in East Africa and 42 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nzovu is also the 864,112th most frequently used given name at a global level, held by 117 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 588 people, or 1 in 125,646. Besides The DR Congo this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 28 percent live and Zambia, where 24 percent live.
Nzovu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Nzovu surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndzovu | 91 | 28 | / |
| Nzcovu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Njovu | 80 | 51,430 | / |
| Nzavu | 80 | 193 | / |
| Nzevu | 80 | 104 | / |
| Nzowu | 80 | 76 | / |
| Nzobu | 80 | 18 | / |
| Nxovu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nsovu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ndjovu | 73 | 828 | / |
| Nzawou | 73 | 271 | / |
| Nzoiwu | 73 | 66 | / |
| Nzobou | 73 | 33 | / |
| Nxhovu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Njovhu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ndcovu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nzoybu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ntsovu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nzabou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nzobgu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nj'ovu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzowou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzoobu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ndzevu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzoubou | 67 | 204 | / |
| Ntshovu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nzouwou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nziewou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nziabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndzabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzoubeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzampou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndzewou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndzeveu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndzavou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntzavou | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nzovu
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