Nzovu Surname

229,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nzovu Surname Definition:

Nzovu is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: elephant.

Nzovu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5881:125,64613,565
Tanzania4871:108,71010,537
Zambia4201:37,7383,776
Kenya2591:178,30113,436
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Nzovu is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: elephant.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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

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Nxhovu738/
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Ndcovu735/
Nzoybu732/
Ntsovu732/
Nzabou732/
Nzobgu731/
Nj'ovu731/
Nzowou731/
Nzoobu731/
Ndzevu731/
Nzoubou67204/
Ntshovu6720/
Nzouwou672/
Nziewou672/
Nziabou671/
Ndzabou671/
Nzoubeu671/
Nzampou671/
Ndzewou671/
Ndzeveu671/
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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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