Nzuva Surname
Approximately 460 people bear this surname
Nzuva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 407 | 1:113,464 | 9,645 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nzuva (328) may also be a first name.
Nzuva Demographics
Nzuva Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nzuva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nzuva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nzuva is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nzuva? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 655,080th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 15,842,491 people. The surname Nzuva occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzuva are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 484,112th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 328 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 407 people, or 1 in 113,464. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Makueni County, where 42 percent live, Kitui County, where 32 percent live and Machakos County, where 23 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
Nzuva Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Nzuva last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nzauva | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nzuwa | 80 | 1,585 | / |
| Nzuve | 80 | 1,404 | / |
| Nzuba | 80 | 431 | / |
| Nzuvi | 80 | 72 | / |
| Njuva | 80 | 50 | / |
| Nsuva | 80 | 27 | / |
| Nzouba | 73 | 316 | / |
| Nzuiba | 73 | 41 | / |
| Nzuwah | 73 | 38 | / |
| Ndzuwa | 73 | 23 | / |
| Nzeuwa | 73 | 20 | / |
| Nzuhwa | 73 | 16 | / |
| Nzeuba | 73 | 13 | / |
| Njuvha | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ndzuba | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nzouwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngiuva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzuswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ndzouba | 67 | 124 | / |
| N'Zouba | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ntshuva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nzubaha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ndjouva | 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 Nzuva
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