Nzwala Surname
Approximately 522 people bear this surname
Nzwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 357 | 1:148,296 | 13,502 |
| Namibia | 164 | 1:14,691 | 2,690 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nzwala (125) may also be a first name.
Nzwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nzwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nzwala is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nzwala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nzwala is the 596,518th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 13,960,816 people. The surname Nzwala is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzwala live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 832,731st most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 125 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 357 people, or 1 in 148,296. In Tanzania Nzwala is mostly concentrated in: Rukwa Region, where 49 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 42 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 3 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 31 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nzwalla | 92 | 11 | / |
| Nzwalah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nzwallah | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nswala | 83 | 422 | / |
| Nzwela | 83 | 322 | / |
| Nzwalo | 83 | 263 | / |
| Nzuala | 83 | 72 | / |
| Nzwali | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ncwala | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nzwale | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nchwala | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nzwallo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ndzwalo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ntswala | 77 | 2 | / |
| Njwalla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndzhwalo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ntswahla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ntshwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nsuala | 67 | 140 | / |
| Nzuela | 67 | 68 | / |
| Njuala | 67 | 37 | / |
| Nswela | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nzualo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Nswali | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nxwali | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nxwalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzuale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nswale | 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 Nzwala
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