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 has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Myanza.

How Common Is The Last Name Myanza? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,203,767th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Myanza reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 767,270. In Tanzania Myanza is mostly found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 58 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent live and Iringa Region, where 13 percent live. Barring Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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