Anyanzwa Surname

355,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,021 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Anyanzwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Anyanzwa 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
Kenya1,0181:45,3634,690
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Anyanzwa (67) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Anyanzwa Demographics

Anyanzwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 26 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Anyanzwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Anyanzwa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anyanzwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Anyanzwa is the 355,911th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 7,137,655 people. Anyanzwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Anyanzwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 67 people.

The last name Anyanzwa is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,018 people, or 1 in 45,363. In Kenya Anyanzwa is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 46 percent live, Nairobi County, where 30 percent live and Vihiga County, where 16 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and Poland, where 0 percent live.

Anyanzwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (96%) in Kenya.

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
Anyazwa931/
Anyancwa881/
Anyawunza821/
Anwanz711/
Annaniyazowa704/
Anyanwueze6731/
Anwanze674/
Anyanwuezi673/
Anwanzi672/

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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 Anyanzwa
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