Nyenze Surname

411,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nyenze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyenze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4031:131,36912,293
Kenya3071:150,42311,954
Zimbabwe841:183,78921,931
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
England31:18,572,686338,250
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Nyenze (40) may also be a first name.

Nyenze Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyenze is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyenze? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyenze is the 411,457th most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,593,804 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyenze are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nyenze is also the 1,614,485th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 40 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 403 people, or 1 in 131,369. In Tanzania Nyenze is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 47 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 32 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 36 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent reside.

Nyenze Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nayenze921/
Nyenzea921/
Nyenzee921/
Nahyenze861/
Nyenza834,537/
Nyenge831,889/
Ngenze83913/
Nyenzi83811/
Nyense83405/
Nienze83303/
Neunze8344/
Nyinze832/
Nyemze831/
Nahayenze8013/
Nhyenje77260/
Nyenshe7785/
Nayenge7757/
Nyiense7745/
Neunzer7736/
Nyenget7726/
Nyienge7724/
Nyenjje7717/
Nawenze779/
Nyengeh777/
Nnyenje777/
Nyendje774/
Neyanze774/
Njeanze773/
Nyemzie773/
Noyenge772/
Niyenge772/
Neyonze772/
Ngnenze771/
Nayanze771/
Ngoenze771/
Njeunze771/
Njenzie771/
Nyhenzi771/
Nyenjeh771/
Neenzee771/
Nyienshe7159/
Na'yenge7121/
Ngouenze711/
Nnejinze711/
Ngenzi6714,456/
Njenje672,071/
Njenge672,034/
Nienge67430/
Nienzi67235/
Nyinza67215/
Nyensi67182/
Nienza6789/
Njenza6770/
Nhenje6737/
Nyengi6732/
Nhenge6727/
Neunje6719/
Ngence6712/
Neinge6711/
Naence678/
Neanje677/
Neance676/
Neange676/
Njenxe676/
Njenzi675/
Ngense675/
Nyinzi675/
Gnenge673/
Njense673/
Nyemge672/
Naenzy672/
Gnenje672/
Neunse672/
Nyemse672/
Neence671/
Neunge671/
Neunza671/
Nahayense671/
Neanza671/
Neense671/
Njinze671/
Nienje671/
Nhyisenge671/
Nience671/
Niinze671/

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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 Nyenze
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