Nanzira Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nanzira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanzira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1841:212,17016,663
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nanzira (156) may also be a first name.

Nanzira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nanzira is found most in Uganda. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanzira? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,202,518th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nanzira reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 735,679th most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 156 people.

The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 212,170. In Uganda Nanzira is most numerous in: Wakiso District, where 28 percent live, Kampala District, where 15 percent live and Luweero District, where 10 percent live. Barring Uganda it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Nanzira
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