Nzowa Surname
Approximately 16,144 people bear this surname
Nzowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 15,680 | 1:3,376 | 469 |
| DR Congo | 294 | 1:251,291 | 23,908 |
| Kenya | 120 | 1:384,832 | 21,900 |
| Zimbabwe | 39 | 1:395,852 | 35,770 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nzowa (40) may also be a first name.
Nzowa Demographics
Nzowa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nzowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nzowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nzowa is found most in Tanzania. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nzowa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 32,906th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 451,409 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzowa live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nzowa is also the 1,614,485th most prevalent forename in the world. It is borne by 40 people.
The surname Nzowa is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 15,680 people, or 1 in 3,376. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Songwe Region, where 60 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 30 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Nzowa exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
Nzowa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nzowah | 91 | 82 | / |
| Nzouwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nzoywa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nzoiwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| N'Zowa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nzow | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nzavowa | 83 | 1 | / |
| N'Zowah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Njowa | 80 | 1,260 | / |
| Nzowo | 80 | 715 | / |
| Nzoba | 80 | 649 | / |
| Nzova | 80 | 205 | / |
| Nzawa | 80 | 93 | / |
| Nsowa | 80 | 64 | / |
| Nxowa | 80 | 51 | / |
| Ncowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nsowah | 73 | 2,029 | / |
| Nzouba | 73 | 316 | / |
| Njouwa | 73 | 52 | / |
| Nzouwo | 73 | 43 | / |
| Ndzoba | 73 | 36 | / |
| Nziawa | 73 | 27 | / |
| Nxhowa | 73 | 23 | / |
| Nzeuwa | 73 | 20 | / |
| Nzawah | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ngiowa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Nzobai | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ndjowa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nsowaa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nzobea | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ntsowa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ndzawa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nzobaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nzooba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nzawaz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ndzowo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzaw'a | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzaswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzowou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njowea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njowah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nchowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nsiowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzav | 67 | 246 | / |
| Ndzouba | 67 | 124 | / |
| Nsow | 67 | 35 | / |
| Nsowaah | 67 | 14 | / |
| N'Zouba | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ndziawa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ncow | 67 | 5 | / |
| Njow | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nzobhay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nzab | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nzouwou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nchowah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nchouwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ndjowea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ndjouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njouwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njouwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntsoywa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nziahwa | 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
- 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 Nzowa
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