Nsanya Surname

717,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nsanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nsanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2491:212,61717,846
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nsanya (185) may also be a first name.

Nsanya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nsanya occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nsanya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 717,442nd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 17,905,518 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nsanya are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 669,105th most common forename globally. It is borne by 185 people.

It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 249 people, or 1 in 212,617. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 50 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 19 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Uganda, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nsianya92199/
Nsanhya9217/
Nsahnya921/
Nsaanya921/
Nsannyas861/
Nsonya831,376/
Nsanja831,077/
Nsania83650/
Nzanya834/
Nsagna831/
Ndjanya7710/
Nsanjja775/
Nsaanja774/
Ngianya772/
Nsangna772/
Nzianya772/
Nsiania771/
Nsanjaa771/
Nsannja771/
Nsanyoh771/
Nchanya771/
Njanja671,837/
Nsonyo6712/
Nzonya674/
Nsanjo674/
Nzania673/
Nzanyo672/
Njonya671/
Njanyo671/
Njania671/
Nzanja671/
Nxanyo671/
Njanha671/

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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 Nsanya
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