Nyenza Surname
Approximately 4,537 people bear this surname
Nyenza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,411 | 1:12,002 | 1,563 |
| Zimbabwe | 122 | 1:126,543 | 16,872 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nyenza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyenza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyenza is most common in Tanzania. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyenza? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nyenza is the 103,597th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,606,248 people. Nyenza is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyenza are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,411 people, or 1 in 12,002. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Iringa Region, where 40 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyenzah | 92 | 11 | / |
| Nyenzea | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyenzaah | 86 | 12 | / |
| Ngenza | 83 | 1,151 | / |
| Nyenze | 83 | 848 | / |
| Nyenzi | 83 | 811 | / |
| Nyinza | 83 | 215 | / |
| Nyenzo | 83 | 91 | / |
| Nienza | 83 | 89 | / |
| Njenza | 83 | 70 | / |
| Neunza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nuenza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Neanza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyensah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nayinza | 77 | 5 | / |
| Neyanza | 77 | 2 | / |
| Naienza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyengia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngienza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyenzee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyensoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nayanza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nayunza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyionza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyhenzi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyinzai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naggenza | 71 | 11 | / |
| Niyendja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nayinzad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngenzi | 67 | 14,456 | / |
| Nyenge | 67 | 1,889 | / |
| Ngenze | 67 | 913 | / |
| Nyense | 67 | 405 | / |
| Ngenzo | 67 | 372 | / |
| Nienze | 67 | 303 | / |
| Nienzi | 67 | 235 | / |
| Nyensi | 67 | 182 | / |
| Njenxa | 67 | 72 | / |
| Neycensas | 67 | 44 | / |
| Niensa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nyengi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Njenja | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nahayenze | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nyinzo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Njenzi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nyinzi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Neanja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngensa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Neinsa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyinze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njensa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyemze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyinsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyenso | 67 | 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 Nyenza
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