Nyanzara Surname
Approximately 637 people bear this surname
Nyanzara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 500 | 1:30,876 | 4,761 |
| Uganda | 125 | 1:312,314 | 21,378 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nyanzara (1,145) may also be a first name.
Nyanzara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyanzara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyanzara is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyanzara? popularity and diffusion
It is the 512,799th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 11,440,417 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyanzara live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nyanzara is also the 235,200th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 1,145 people.
Nyanzara is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 500 people, or 1 in 30,876. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 24 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 23 percent reside and Harare Province, where 18 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe Nyanzara occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyanzaro | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyansara | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyamzara | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyanjaara | 82 | 3 | / |
| Nyanzaire | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyanjarra | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyanshara | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyanjari | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nyanjora | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nyanzoro | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nyansora | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyansari | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyanjare | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyansare | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyanchora | 71 | 17 | / |
| Niansaray | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gnandjara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niandjara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyancharo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njanjari | 63 | 203 | / |
| Nyamsari | 63 | 40 | / |
| Niamzare | 63 | 7 | / |
| Nyansoro | 63 | 2 | / |
| Nyansore | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gnansare | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyanjoro | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyonjora | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyanshoro | 59 | 2 | / |
| Nyanchore | 59 | 1 | / |
| Gnansore | 50 | 2 | / |
| Gnansoro | 50 | 2 | / |
| Gnansori | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Nyanzara
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis