Nanyiza Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Nanyiza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 185 | 1:85,675 | 7,165 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Nanyiza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nanyiza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nanyiza occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nanyiza? popularity and diffusion
Nanyiza is the 1,244,200th most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The last name Nanyiza occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nanyiza live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Nanyiza is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 185 people, or 1 in 85,675. In Zambia Nanyiza is mostly concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 51 percent reside, Central Province, where 17 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Zambia Nanyiza occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nganyiza | 93 | 21 | / |
| Nanyizaa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nanyeza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nganyisa | 80 | 472 | / |
| Nganyizi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gnanyisa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nangiiza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nanyisha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nañiza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nanyiso | 71 | 37 | / |
| Nangeza | 71 | 22 | / |
| Nenieza | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nanyeze | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nanyezi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nanyiji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nanjija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naniesa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nanjeza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngonyeza | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nanyujja | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nganiizi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nannyigi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nanjijja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nanyojja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nanyecha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nanyajja | 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 Nanyiza
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