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 in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyanza? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 119,350th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,892,378 people. The last name Nyanza is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyanza reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 322,067th most common first name at a global level It is held by 664 people.

It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,420 people, or 1 in 15,480. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Simiyu Region, where 27 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 10 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.

Nyanza Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nyanza last name is predominantly 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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