Banyikwa Surname
Approximately 741 people bear this surname
Banyikwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 648 | 1:81,700 | 8,371 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Banyikwa (105) may also be a first name.
Banyikwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banyikwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Banyikwa has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Banyikwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 456,743rd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 9,834,745 people. Banyikwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Banyikwa are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Banyikwa is also the 920,134th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 105 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 648 people, or 1 in 81,700. In Tanzania Banyikwa is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 97 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Banyikwa
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