Myanza Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Myanza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Myanza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania691:767,27042,064
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Myanza Last Name Facts

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

Myanza is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Myanza? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,203,767th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. Myanza occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Myanza live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 767,270. In Tanzania Myanza is primarily concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 58 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent live and Iringa Region, where 13 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Myanzadh8613/
Muiyanza8612/
Mianza83247/
Myanzi83112/
Myanzo8323/
Meanza8323/
Myanja8320/
Myamza831/
Myanze831/
Mayonza7738/
Myansah776/
Mihanza774/
Muyonza771/
Mehanza771/
Mioanza771/
Miandza771/
Mieanza771/
Mianzia771/
Meyonza771/
Myandja771/
Myancha771/
Majonza771/
Miahanza7122/
Miehanza7121/
Myanshad711/
Mihancza711/
Mayyanja711/
Maayanja711/
Mjanja671,301/
Myange67161/
Mianzi67131/
Mianzo6778/
Meonza6748/
Mjanxa6736/
Miansa675/
Mianze675/
Meansa674/
Mianja672/
Myanji672/
Meanze671/
Myansi671/
Myanso671/
Mianca671/
Mianzé671/

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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 Myanza
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