Nsunza Surname

226,928th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nsunza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nsunza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,4951:35,4124,136
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nsunza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nsunza is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nsunza? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nsunza is the 226,928th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,075,809 people. The surname Nsunza occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nsunza live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Nsunza is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,495 people, or 1 in 35,412. In Tanzania it is most common in: Singida Region, where 70 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 13 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 6 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nzunza83885/
Nsunsa8355/
Nsunzi8335/
Nsonza8327/
Ncunza835/
Nsunja831/
Nzunzia77171/
Nzounza7711/
Nsuntsa771/
N'Sunsa771/
Ndjunza771/
Nsungia771/
Nsounja771/
Nsuntsha71938/
Nsaunsau711/
Nzaunzau711/
Nsungi676,321/
Nsonsa672,187/
Nzonza671,264/
Nzunzi67559/
Nsunge67372/
Njunja67101/
Nsonzi6777/
Nzunze6730/
Ncunca679/
Nsunsi679/
Nsonzo675/
Nzounzhat674/
Nxumza672/
Nzunzo672/
Ndjoundza671/
Ndjountza671/
Nsumsa671/

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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 Nsunza
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