Kihanza Surname
Approximately 420 people bear this surname
Kihanza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 415 | 1:127,570 | 11,995 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kihanza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kihanza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kihanza is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kihanza? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 701,000th most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 17,351,300 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kihanza are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Kihanza is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 415 people, or 1 in 127,570. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Iringa Region, where 74 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 19 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kianza | 92 | 3,877 | / |
| Kihonza | 86 | 348 | / |
| Cihanza | 86 | 48 | / |
| Kihanzo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kihanja | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kihanzi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kihanze | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khianza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kianzoa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chihanza | 80 | 50 | / |
| Kianzhad | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kaiyanza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kyanza | 77 | 3,320 | / |
| Kianze | 77 | 424 | / |
| Kiansa | 77 | 189 | / |
| Kianzi | 77 | 44 | / |
| Kionza | 77 | 21 | / |
| Kianja | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kianzo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khihansah | 75 | 5 | / |
| Khiansa | 71 | 527 | / |
| Kihange | 71 | 321 | / |
| Kiangia | 71 | 305 | / |
| Kihanji | 71 | 99 | / |
| Kihanje | 71 | 90 | / |
| Kayonza | 71 | 66 | / |
| Kihonzi | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kiansah | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kihangi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kijanja | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chianza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kianjai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kyanzad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cihanzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quianza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kyanzau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kijanzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kianzeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kianzer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kianjad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chihanja | 67 | 42 | / |
| Chihanzi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kiasensa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chihanze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khianjai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chianzah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kihanza
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