Inyanza Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Inyanza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Inyanza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1831:252,34917,139
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Inyanza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Inyanza is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Inyanza click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Inyanza? popularity and diffusion

The surname Inyanza is the 1,248,410th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. The last name Inyanza is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Inyanza reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 252,349. In Kenya Inyanza is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 93 percent reside, Nandi County, where 2 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 2 percent reside. Beside Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Inyanza Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Inyanja866/
Inyanzi862/
Enyanza861/
Inyansa861/
Ainianza801/
Enyanzia801/
Inyangi7164/
Inyange7160/
Inyansi712/
Inyancy712/
Inyanse711/
Inyanjo711/
Inyandji6720/
Jinyange677/
Genyonza676/
Inyamngi676/
Inyanget674/
Inyanchi672/
Inyansio672/
Inyamzee671/
Inyansho671/
Iniangia671/

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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 Inyanza
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