Kwanisa Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Kwanisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 37 | 1:417,250 | 37,018 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Kwanisa (39) may also be a first name.
Kwanisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwanisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kwanisa occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwanisa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,017,195th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Kwanisa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwanisa reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kwanisa is also the 1,637,361st most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 39 people.
It is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 417,250. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Midlands Province, where 70 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 24 percent live and Harare Province, where 3 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and Zambia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwanisai | 93 | 502 | / |
| Kwanisha | 93 | 3 | / |
| Kwasnisa | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kwangisa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kwanisi | 86 | 76 | / |
| Kwenisa | 86 | 41 | / |
| Kwanise | 86 | 14 | / |
| Kwaniso | 86 | 11 | / |
| Kuanisa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kwanesa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwanusa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kuanisha | 80 | 34 | / |
| Kwangise | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kwangiza | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kwasniza | 80 | 2 | / |
| Qwanisha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kuhanisa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwonisha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwasnycia | 75 | 147 | / |
| Kwasnicia | 75 | 40 | / |
| Kuhangisa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwangishe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkwanishi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwangishi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwaneja | 71 | 12 | / |
| Gwanise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwaniso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwaneza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwanhza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quanisa | 71 | 0 | / |
| Quanisha | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gwanishe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gwanaise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwangice | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guanissa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quaniesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwenisha | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kwanisa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis