Buyanja Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Uganda

Buyanja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buyanja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Buyanja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buyanja has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buyanja? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buyanja is the 7,117,718th most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Buyanja is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Buyanja live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mwanza Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Buyanja occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 43 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouyandja881/
Buyanza86419/
Bujanja86135/
Buyinja869/
Bayanja867/
Buyanje864/
Buyanji861/
Biyanja861/
Beyanja861/
Bhuyanya8064/
Bayanjaa801/
Buyanjye801/
Bounja77608/
Byenja7715/
Buyanzash751/
Boundja711,929/
Baundja71336/
Baindja71267/
Bayagna71267/
Buyonjo71216/
Biyanji71198/
Bajenja71119/
Bujanca71116/
Buyonje7177/
Buyange7161/
Boyanjo7122/
Buyenje7120/
Bhuinja7117/
Beyanza7114/
Bayanza7113/
Bujenja719/
Buyagno715/
Biyansa715/
Beundja714/
Bayndja714/
Beyanje714/
Bainjap714/
Biyagna712/
Beyonja712/
Buyonji712/
Biyanca711/
Byyanca711/
Bawenja711/
Bayanji711/
Beandja711/
Bainjea711/
Biyenja711/
Buenjah711/
Bayanya711/
Bujanea711/
Bijanja711/
Beyanca711/
Boyanca710/
Boundjad67179/
Bounaija67144/
Bounejja67136/
Bounaaja6734/
Bayanzai6725/
Bayanzay6719/
Bayaniah6718/
Wayanjaz674/
Bhayansa674/
Buyoonjo672/
Beyenjia671/
Beyancha671/
Boyendja671/
Bounajja671/
Buyinzaa671/
Bayendja671/
Bayanjet671/
Bayanjou671/
Bhayanje671/
Bajinjea671/

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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 Buyanja
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