Banyenza Surname
Approximately 594 people bear this surname
Banyenza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 585 | 1:90,498 | 9,091 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Banyenza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banyenza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Banyenza occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Banyenza click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Banyenza? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 540,721st most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 12,268,596 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Banyenza live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 585 people, or 1 in 90,498. In Tanzania Banyenza is most numerous in: Kagera Region, where 64 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangenza | 88 | 130 | / |
| Wanyenza | 88 | 16 | / |
| Bonyenza | 88 | 4 | / |
| Banyenzi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Banyenge | 75 | 55 | / |
| Bangenzi | 75 | 48 | / |
| Bongenza | 75 | 48 | / |
| Bangenze | 75 | 21 | / |
| Banjenzi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baniensa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanyensa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanyenja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vanyenze | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bonyengia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wanyencha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bagnounza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bangnainza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonyenge | 63 | 186 | / |
| Banyinge | 63 | 41 | / |
| Bonjenja | 63 | 27 | / |
| Boneensa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bonhinza | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bongenze | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wanjenja | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wanienzo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bainyingi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bongounza | 59 | 1 | / |
| Banienschi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Banjingi | 50 | 4 | / |
| Bonyinge | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Banyenza
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