Nzwili Surname

438,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 781 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nzwili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nzwili Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6111:75,5817,061
Tanzania1301:407,24328,711
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245

Nzwili (296) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:

Nzwili Demographics

Nzwili Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 11 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Nzwili Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nzwili is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nzwili click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzwili? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 438,773rd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 9,331,045 people. The surname Nzwili occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzwili are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nzwili is also the 512,632nd most frequent forename in the world. It is borne by 296 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 611 people, or 1 in 75,581. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Makueni County, where 49 percent are found, Machakos County, where 45 percent are found and Embu County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 17 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Nzwili Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Nzwili earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.63% less than the national average, earning R 76,920 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nzwilli924/
Ndzwili923/
Nzwile8349/
Nzwila832/
Njwili832/
Nzwily831/
Ntswili773/
Nswila671,166/
Nzwela67322/
Nzwele67144/
Nsweli6711/
Nzuile672/
Show All Similar Surnames

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Nzwili
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis