Kizanye Surname

332,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kizanye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kizanye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda8121:48,0785,893
Tanzania2431:217,86718,185
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223

Kizanye (37) may also be a first name.

Kizanye Last Name Facts

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

Kizanye is found most frequently in Uganda. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kizanye? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 332,973rd most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,565,357 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kizanye reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 37 people.

This last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 812 people, or 1 in 48,078. In Uganda Kizanye is mostly concentrated in: Mubende District, where 28 percent reside, Kibaale District, where 10 percent reside and Kyenjojo District, where 8 percent reside. Beside Uganda Kizanye occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 22 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kizzanye9313/
Kizannye935/
Kizaanye934/
Kizaannye881/
Kizangaye881/
Cizanye8625/
Kizange862/
Kezanye861/
Kyozanye801/
Kisanje7119/
Kijanea711/
Kizanji711/
Kezange711/
Kisanay711/
Kisaney710/
Kisanie710/
Kisanieh673/
Kerzanei671/
Chezanye671/
Chisanye671/
Kisanjee671/
Kisaniya671/

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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 Kizanye
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