Kwanyase Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Kwanyase Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kwanyase Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwanyase Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwanyase is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwanyase? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kwanyase is the 5,587,209th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwanyase live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. Without taking into account South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwanyase | 94 | 9 | / |
| Kwanyasa | 88 | 9 | / |
| Kwanyasi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Qwanyashe | 82 | 86 | / |
| Nkwanyasi | 82 | 12 | / |
| Ngwanyashe | 78 | 9 | / |
| Qhwanyashe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kwanyaza | 75 | 15 | / |
| Kwanyajai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Guanyas | 67 | 10 | / |
| Qwanyatshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbanyas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbonyase | 63 | 96 | / |
| Qwanyaza | 63 | 36 | / |
| Gwanyaza | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kuaniasih | 59 | 8 | / |
| Gbanjaseh | 59 | 6 | / |
| Gbonnyase | 59 | 1 | / |
| Gbahanyasi | 56 | 5 | / |
| Kwogniassi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Cuanias | 53 | 7 | / |
| Guanhas | 53 | 1 | / |
| Guainias | 50 | 2 | / |
| Gwanjaza | 50 | 1 | / |
| Gwanjagi | 50 | 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 Kwanyase
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