Kabanya Surname

547,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kabanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kabanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2081:254,52720,548
Zimbabwe2031:76,05011,208
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kabanya (17) may also be a first name.

Kabanya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kabanya is most common in Tanzania. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kabanya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kabanya is the 547,713th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 12,478,675 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kabanya live; 38 percent live in East Africa and 37 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 17 people.

It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 254,527. In Tanzania Kabanya is mostly found in: Geita Region, where 97 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 2 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 35 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 22 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Kabanya
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