Nanyanje Surname
Approximately 885 people bear this surname
Nanyanje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 883 | 1:59,957 | 6,439 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Nanyanje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nanyanje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nanyanje is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nanyanje? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 397,886th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 8,234,515 people. The surname Nanyanje occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nanyanje are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 883 people, or 1 in 59,957. In Tanzania Nanyanje is most frequent in: Mtwara Region, where 66 percent reside, Ruvuma Region, where 23 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nanyane | 93 | 280 | / |
| Nanyange | 88 | 5,149 | / |
| Nanyanja | 88 | 367 | / |
| Naanyane | 88 | 162 | / |
| Nganyane | 88 | 49 | / |
| Nanyanze | 88 | 5 | / |
| Nanyanji | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nannyange | 82 | 228 | / |
| Nganyange | 82 | 60 | / |
| Nnanyange | 82 | 8 | / |
| Nannyanja | 82 | 6 | / |
| Nannyonje | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nganyanye | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nanyangne | 82 | 1 | / |
| Neanyaney | 82 | 1 | / |
| Naanyange | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nanyanjja | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nanhandje | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nonyane | 80 | 9,164 | / |
| Nanyana | 80 | 92 | / |
| Nanyani | 80 | 9 | / |
| Naneane | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nanjane | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nanyone | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nanhane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nnannyange | 78 | 2 | / |
| Nnanyaange | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nanhiandje | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nanyanzi | 75 | 20,237 | / |
| Nanyonge | 75 | 103 | / |
| Noinyane | 75 | 101 | / |
| Nanyonja | 75 | 70 | / |
| Nnonyane | 75 | 28 | / |
| Nanjanja | 75 | 27 | / |
| Noonyane | 75 | 17 | / |
| Nannyana | 75 | 12 | / |
| Nonyange | 75 | 8 | / |
| Naanyone | 75 | 8 | / |
| Nanyansi | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nanyangi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nganyone | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nanyanza | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ngonyane | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nganyani | 75 | 2 | / |
| Naynhane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nhanhane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nonyanye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nanjaneh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nannyanzi | 71 | 694 | / |
| Nnanyanzi | 71 | 26 | / |
| Nanyaanzi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nanyanzzi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Naanyoone | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nanyannzi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nannyonja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nanyonjyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naanyanzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nnannyana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nnanyangi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nonyahane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nonyana | 67 | 3,871 | / |
| Nonyani | 67 | 49 | / |
| Nanjani | 67 | 23 | / |
| Nanjana | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nanyoni | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nnannyanzi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nanyona | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngnangnane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nanjonj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nanhamj | 67 | 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 Nanyanje
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