Nanyiza Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nanyiza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanyiza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1851:85,6757,165
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Nanyiza Last Name Facts

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

Nanyiza is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nanyiza.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanyiza? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nanyiza is the 1,244,200th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nanyiza live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 185 people, or 1 in 85,675. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Copperbelt Province, where 51 percent reside, Central Province, where 17 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 15 percent reside. Beside Zambia Nanyiza is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nganyiza9321/
Nanyizaa931/
Nanyeza861/
Nganyisa80472/
Nganyizi804/
Gnanyisa801/
Nangiiza801/
Nanyisha801/
Nañiza771/
Nanyiso7137/
Nangeza7122/
Nenieza715/
Nanyeze712/
Nanyezi712/
Nanyiji711/
Nanjija711/
Naniesa711/
Nanjeza711/
Ngonyeza6734/
Nanyujja678/
Nganiizi671/
Nannyigi671/
Nanjijja671/
Nanyojja671/
Nanyecha671/
Nanyajja671/

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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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