Nzua Surname

656,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 459 people bear this surname

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

Nzua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3221:229,44022,327
Nigeria1241:1,428,57155,237
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Nzua (56) may also be a first name.

Nzua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nzua is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 656,126th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 15,877,006 people. The last name Nzua occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzua are found; 70 percent are found in Central Africa and 70 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 56 people.

Nzua is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 322 people, or 1 in 229,440. Without taking into account The DR Congo it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nzuah893/
Nzwua891/
Nzuay891/
Njua75791/
Nzwa75290/
Nsua7593/
Nzuo7513/
Nzba751/
Nzva751/
Nchua67141/
N'Zuo6716/
Nzwaz6713/
Ndjua6711/
Njuha678/
Ntsua676/
Nsuat673/
Nzwaa671/
Nsuaa671/
Ncuha671/
Nzwou671/
Nzuho671/
Njuay671/
N'Sua671/
Ndzuo671/
Ndsua671/
Nsuah671/

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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 Nzua
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