Nzoya Surname

418,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 829 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nzoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6281:84,3028,595
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Kenya631:733,01430,691
Uganda321:1,219,97748,798
Congo81:623,63715,053
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Nzoya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nzoya is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzoya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 418,906th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,790,767 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzoya live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Nzoya is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 628 people, or 1 in 84,302. In Tanzania Nzoya is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 52 percent reside, Kagera Region, where 45 percent reside and Mtwara Region, where 1 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside and Kenya, where 8 percent reside.

Nzoya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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N'Zaya732/
Nchoya732/
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Ntzioy731/
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Nzai678,806/
Nzou673,145/
Nzey671,093/
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Nzoi67353/
Nzay67326/
Nzea67286/
Nzoe6788/
Nzaa6751/
Nzaj6727/
Nzuy6722/
Ncoy6720/
Ncoa6716/
Ndzahya6716/
Nsoy679/
Ntchoya678/
Nzayaha678/
Njoy676/
Nchouya675/
Ndzeyaa675/
Ndzouyi671/
N'Jouya671/
Nzioyeh671/
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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 Nzoya
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