Nzwenge Surname
Approximately 282 people bear this surname
Nzwenge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 236 | 1:224,329 | 18,617 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Nzwenge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nzwenge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nzwenge has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nzwenge? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 933,049th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 25,842,361 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzwenge live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 236 people, or 1 in 224,329. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Geita Region, where 69 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 31 percent are found and Simiyu Region, where 0 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 9 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nzwengye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ndzwenge | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nzwenga | 86 | 40 | / |
| Nzwengi | 86 | 27 | / |
| Nzuenge | 86 | 27 | / |
| Nswenge | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nzuengi | 71 | 68 | / |
| Nzuenga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nzwingi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nswenga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njuenge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njwenche | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ntshwence | 63 | 24 | / |
| Ntshwenga | 63 | 4 | / |
| Nswingi | 57 | 4 | / |
| Nsuenga | 57 | 4 | / |
| Nzuenzi | 57 | 4 | / |
| Ncwensa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nzuinga | 57 | 1 | / |
| Njwenji | 57 | 1 | / |
| Njuinge | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nsuengi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nzuendji | 53 | 1 | / |
| Njuengui | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ndjuendje | 50 | 4 | / |
| Ndjwendji | 50 | 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 Nzwenge
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