Buyanza Surname
Approximately 419 people bear this surname
Buyanza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 352 | 1:150,402 | 13,654 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Buyanza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buyanza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Buyanza is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buyanza? popularity and diffusion
The last name Buyanza is the 702,422nd most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 17,392,711 people. Buyanza is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Buyanza are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 352 people, or 1 in 150,402. In Tanzania Buyanza is mostly found in: Shinyanga Region, where 59 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 36 percent live and Mara Region, where 3 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 15 percent live and Kenya, where 1 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 Buyanza
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