Basanyu Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Basanyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Basanyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Basanyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Basanyu is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Basanyu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Basanyu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Ntungamo District, where 60 percent live, Ibanda District, where 20 percent live and Kibaale District, where 20 percent live. Besides Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also common in Rwanda, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bashanyu932/
Basangiu8040/
Basanoju801/
Baisanju801/
Washanyu801/
Vasaniu7126/
Bazanju713/
Vasanju712/
Vasangoju631/
Bousaniou631/
Vachaniu536/
Wousanju531/
Wosianju531/
Woussanju5016/
Wosainhou501/

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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 Basanyu
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