Nsanza Surname

216,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,899 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nsanza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nsanza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,7101:43,2045,255
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
Zambia161:990,62029,787
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nsanza (294) may also be a first name.

Nsanza Last Name Facts

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

Nsanza occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nsanza? popularity and diffusion

Nsanza is the 216,168th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,837,570 people. The surname Nsanza occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nsanza are found; 90 percent are found in Central Africa and 90 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nsanza is also the 514,566th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 294 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,710 people, or 1 in 43,204. Other than The DR Congo Nsanza occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 7 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
N'Sanza9268/
Nsanzga921/
Nzanza831,512/
Nsanja831,077/
Nsanze83735/
Nsansa83452/
Nsanzi83116/
Nsonza8327/
Ncanza832/
Njanza831/
Nsanzé831/
Nzanzai77202/
Nsanzhi7747/
Nsandja7741/
Nsanhsa7711/
Nsanjja775/
Nsaanja774/
Nsansha772/
Nshanzi772/
Nsaanze772/
Nsanjaa771/
Nsannja771/
Nsansia771/
Nzanzay771/
Nshandzi7117/
Nshansha716/
Nsiansia714/
Nshamzai711/
Nzeanzea711/
Nshanzeh711/
Nshandja711/
Nsaunsau711/
Nsanshau711/
Nshantsa711/
Nsangi673,213/
Nsansi672,271/
Njanja671,837/
Nzonza671,264/
Nsange67826/
Nsanji67427/
Nzanze67272/
Nsanje67243/
Nzanzi67205/
Nzanzo67171/
Ncanca67118/
Nsonzi6777/
Nsanse6739/
Nconza6728/
Njanzi6714/
Nxanxa676/
Nsonzo675/
Nsanjo674/
Nxamza673/
Nsamsa672/
Njanze672/
Nsanso671/
Nshandzei671/

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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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  • 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 Nsanza
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