Banyura Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Banyura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banyura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Banyura Last Name Facts

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

Banyura is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Banyura? popularity and diffusion

The surname Banyura is the 5,812,366th most common last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Banyura reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Banyura is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,617,702. In Tanzania Banyura is mostly concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 50 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 50 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Banyure86192/
Vanyura8642/
Banjura8616/
Banhura8614/
Wanyura8612/
Bonyura861/
Banyusri8013/
Banjoura804/
Banioura802/
Wanyoura801/
Banehura801/
Banhoura801/
Bangoiura751/
Wanjura71350/
Vanjura71246/
Bagnure7118/
Banjuri717/
Benjura715/
Baniuri714/
Bonjura711/
Waniura711/
Banjora711/
Bhagnure6741/
Banjutri673/
Wangiura672/
Banhoury671/
Bonyouri671/
Benjurea671/
Wainhura671/
Vaniuras671/
Wanjuhra671/
Bhagnuri671/
Banajora671/

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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 Banyura
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