Nyanza Surname

119,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,851 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nyanza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyanza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,4201:15,4802,008
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
Uganda1011:386,52824,497
Kenya991:466,46424,395
Zimbabwe611:253,08627,132
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Nyanza (664) may also be a first name.

Nyanza Last Name Facts

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

Nyanza occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nyanza click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyanza? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 119,350th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,892,378 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyanza live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nyanza is also the 322,067th most commonly used given name globally, held by 664 people.

Nyanza is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,420 people, or 1 in 15,480. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Simiyu Region, where 27 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 10 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.

Nyanza Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Nyanza earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.86% less than the national average, earning R 116,784 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyaanza9227/
Nyanzea927/
Nyanzia925/
Nyanzai921/
Nyanzah921/
Nyanzay921/
Nyanzeah866/
Nyasenza861/
Nyandzia861/
Nyanzi8314,884/
Nianza832,380/
Gnanza83811/
Nyansa83222/
Nyanze83133/
Nyanzo83109/
Nyonza8354/
Nhanza835/
Njanza831/
Neanza831/
Nyanzou77459/
Nnyanzi77373/
Nyanzee77176/
Nyanzey7727/
Nyanzei7727/
Nnyanja7726/
Nyanzoo7721/
Nyansia7717/
Nyanzeh7714/
Nianzah7712/
Nyansah7711/
Nyanzui777/
Nyanzzi776/
Nyandzi776/
Nyanzoi774/
Nyanzeu774/
Nyanssa773/
Nyanjah773/
Nyanzio772/
Nyansha772/
Nyangea772/
Nyaanja772/
Nyaanzi772/
Ngnanza771/
Nnyonza771/
Nyoonza771/
Nyansoa771/
Nyansaa771/
Nyanzoy771/
Nyanjay771/
Nyansea771/
Nyangiai711/
Nyanchah711/
Nyandjea711/
Nyamnsah711/
N'Gnanza711/
Nyahanzi711/
Nyange6740,488/
Nyangi676,299/
Gnansa673,462/
Njanja671,837/
Niansa67473/
Gnanzi67232/
Nyansi67129/
Nyonzo6773/
Gnanze6750/
Nyancy6745/
Nyamzi6737/
Nyanse6734/
Nianzi6727/
Nyanso6725/
Gnanzo6723/
Nyamzy6720/
Njanzi6714/
Nianze6712/
Nyanci675/
Nhanzi675/
Nyonzi674/
Neanja674/
Nianja672/
Njanze672/
Nyance671/
Nhanja671/
Njyannjja671/
Gnonza671/
Nyatingea671/
Nionza671/
Gnanja671/

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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 Nyanza
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