Banyenza Surname

540,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Banyenza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banyenza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5851:90,4989,091
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
England11:55,718,059489,080
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Banyenza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Banyenza is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Banyenza? popularity and diffusion

The last name Banyenza is the 540,721st most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,268,596 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Banyenza are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 585 people, or 1 in 90,498. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kagera Region, where 64 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent live and Pwani Region, where 16 percent live. Beside Tanzania it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Banyenza
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