Nzube Surname

585,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nzube Surname User-submission:

The Nzube surname means 'will' in Igbo language.

Nzube Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2141:827,77036,611
South Africa1961:276,41727,312
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nzube (2,413) may also be a first name.

Nzube Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Nzube surname means 'will' in Igbo language.

- odichimma

Nzube Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nzube is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzube? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nzube is the 585,898th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 13,647,090 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nzube live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 151,008th most frequently held given name in the world, borne by 2,413 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 214 people, or 1 in 827,770. In Nigeria Nzube is mostly found in: Lagos, where 23 percent are found, Abia, where 8 percent are found and Edo, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 37 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found.

Nzube Last Name Statistics demography

Nzube earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning R 113,580 per year.

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nzube
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