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 surname Kayanza is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kayanza click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kayanza? popularity and diffusion

Kayanza is the 592,650th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,854,650 people. Kayanza is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kayanza reside; 39 percent reside in East Africa and 39 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 22 people.

It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 272,895. In Tanzania Kayanza is primarily concentrated in: Rukwa Region, where 90 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 5 percent reside and Katavi Region, where 2 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 30 percent reside and Malawi, where 30 percent reside.

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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