Kayanza Surname

592,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kayanza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kayanza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1941:272,89521,498
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
England31:18,572,686338,250
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kayanza (22) may also be a first name.

Kayanza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kayanza has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kayanza? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 592,650th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 13,854,650 people. Kayanza is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kayanza are found; 39 percent are found in East Africa and 39 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 22 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 272,895. In Tanzania Kayanza is mostly found in: Rukwa Region, where 90 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 5 percent are found and Katavi Region, where 2 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 30 percent are found and Malawi, where 30 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaynza921/
Kayanja866,162/
Kayinza862,745/
Kayanzi8670/
Kayonza8666/
Kiyanza8621/
Kayunza866/
Kayenza864/
Kaainza862/
Khaynza862/
Kuyanza862/
Koyanza861/
Kaiynza861/
Kayanze861/
Khayinza80838/
Kayanjja8011/
Khayanzi804/
Kayandja803/
Kayinzha802/
Kiyanzea801/
Kayindza801/
Kayamzad801/
Keyanzad801/
Khayanze801/
Kainza774,529/
Kyenza77156/
Kaunza77108/
Kaenza774/
Kayhanjad757/
Keyhanzad751/
Qayantzah751/
Khayinzza751/
Kayhanzhi751/
Kayange7137,816/
Khainza7110,127/
Kajanja711,332/
Kiyanze71953/
Kayenze71748/
Kayenzi71257/
Kiyanzi71171/
Kuyonza71145/
Kiyanja71138/
Kayangi7192/
Kayunze7188/
Kawenza7135/
Kayansi7127/
Kayonzo7124/
Kahunza7121/
Kiyonza7121/
Kayanje7121/
Kayunzi7115/
Kajenza7114/
Kayonzi715/
Kayanji714/
Cajanza713/
Kayinze713/
Kainzah712/
Kayinzi712/
Kuyinza712/
Koyanzo712/
Kainnza711/
Kaiinza711/
Kayanci711/
Kiyenza711/
Keyanja711/
Keyonza711/
Kayanso711/
Cayanca711/
Koyinza711/
Kaintza711/
Khayanje67661/
Kayandji6721/
Kayangit6713/
Kayhanjo679/
Chiyanza676/
Kaihinza676/
Khayenzi672/
Khaintza672/
Kahwenza671/
Khayenze671/
Khiyanja671/
Kauyange671/
Keyandzo671/
Khainzai671/
Khainzah671/
Khainzaa671/
Kajeenza671/
Kkhainza671/
Kiyanjja671/
Khayanji671/
Kayanjit671/
Kayamsha671/
Kajangia671/

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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 Kayanza
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