Nzuve Surname

276,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nzuve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzuve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,3941:33,1283,619
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nzuve (213) may also be a first name.

Nzuve Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nzuve is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzuve? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 276,219th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 5,190,560 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzuve live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 619,385th most frequently used forename internationally. It is borne by 213 people.

The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,394 people, or 1 in 33,128. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Makueni County, where 67 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 19 percent reside and Machakos County, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Nzuve Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nzuve last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nzube80534/
Nzuva80460/
Nzuwe80138/
Nzuvi8072/
Njuve8068/
Ncuve808/
Nsuve801/
Ndzube731,214/
Nzoube7326/
Nzubee732/
Nzouwe731/
Ndzuvi731/
Nzauva731/
Nzauwe731/
Nchuve731/
Nchuive6745/
Nzoubet6729/
Nzeubet672/
Nzeubeu672/
N'Jouve671/
Nzoubeu671/
Ndjouve671/

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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 Nzuve
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