Banzira Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Banzira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 98 | 1:540,221 | 34,788 |
| Uganda | 40 | 1:975,982 | 42,738 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Banzira (346) may also be a first name.
Banzira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banzira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Banzira is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Banzira? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,290,735th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Banzira reside; 79 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 468,941st most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 346 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 540,221. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 96 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 4 percent live. Beside Tanzania Banzira exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 23 percent live and The DR Congo, where 19 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
- 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 Banzira
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