Bahanya Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Bahanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Bahanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bahanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bahanya occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bahanya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Bahanya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bahanya live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Bahanya is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Bahanya is most frequent in: Bushenyi District, where 33 percent reside, Isingiro District, where 33 percent reside and Mukono District, where 33 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Bahanya
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