Habanyama Surname

251,891st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Habanyama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Habanyama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,5631:10,1411,172
Botswana41:546,73222,624
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Habanyama Last Name Facts

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

Habanyama has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Habanyama? popularity and diffusion

Habanyama is the 251,891st most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,635,843 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Habanyama reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Habanyama is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is held by 1,563 people, or 1 in 10,141. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Southern Province, where 69 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 19 percent live and Central Province, where 9 percent live. Aside from Zambia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chabanyama951/
Habaanyama951/
Chavanyama8413/
Gawanyama781/
Abagname711/
Avanjamma671/
Obañama631/
Abaniahmed631/
Abagnomi591/
Abounjami561/

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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
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  • 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 Habanyama
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