Nzyimi Surname

761,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nzyimi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzyimi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3611:127,92210,545
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nzyimi (116) may also be a first name.

Nzyimi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nzyimi is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nzyimi.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzyimi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 761,666th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 19,433,456 people. The surname Nzyimi occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nzyimi are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nzyimi is also the 868,627th most frequently occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 116 people.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 361 people, or 1 in 127,922. In Kenya Nzyimi is mostly concentrated in: Makueni County, where 66 percent live, Machakos County, where 30 percent live and Kitui County, where 2 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Nzyimi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nzyima8364/
Nsiemi6742/
Nziima675/
Nzyema674/
Nziime671/
Njiemi671/
Ngiimei6245/
Ngiimai6221/
Ndjiemi622/
Nchiemi621/
Ntsiemi621/
Ntshiemi571/
Nsiime50428/
Nsiima50375/
Nsiema50181/
Njieme50111/
Nsieme5023/
Nciima502/
Ncyema501/

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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 Nzyimi
  • 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