Nsanye Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nsanye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nsanye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nsanye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nsanye has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nsanye.

How Common Is The Last Name Nsanye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nsanye is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Nsanye occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nsanye are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 17,647,204. In Tanzania Nsanye is most numerous in: Arusha Region, where 33 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nsanuye925/
Nsaniye924/
Nsanyie921/
Nsanyeh921/
Nsangiye862/
Nsange83826/
Nsanje83243/
Nsonye8314/
Nsanee837/
Njanye835/
Nzanye834/
Nsagne832/
Nsanie831/
Nzaniye77367/
Nshange77197/
Nsanyuy77183/
Nsaanee7758/
Nsangne7710/
Nsoneye772/
Ndjanye771/
Nshanje771/
Nsaniya771/
Nsangay771/
Nsaneja771/
Nsoniye771/
Nsahnyuy7181/
Nsangayi7141/
Nsongeye711/
Nsainyuy711/
Nsaingee711/
Nsangoyi711/
Nsangoue711/
Nsangneh711/
Nsangayo711/
Nsongoye711/
Nsonge671,568/
Njanje671,202/
Nsanja671,077/
Nsanji67427/
Nzange67183/
Nsonje6729/
Nsonie675/
Nsanou673/
Njanie672/
Nsahnuyuy671/
Nshangehi671/
Nshongoye671/
Nsanhi671/
Nzanje671/

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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 Nsanye
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