Nyezana Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Iceland

Nyezana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyezana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe371:417,25037,018
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nyezana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyezana is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyezana? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,141,416th most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Nyezana is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nyezana are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Nyezana is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 417,250. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 78 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 19 percent reside and Harare Province, where 3 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iceland, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngezana86594/
Neuzana8615/
Nuezana863/
Nyezani862/
Nyirzana801/
Nyezhani801/
Noejzanah754/
Neusana7161/
Njecana7139/
Ngezane7134/
Nyisana7127/
Njizana7122/
Njezani7111/
Ngesana7110/
Ngezano716/
Naizana712/
Njezano711/
Nhejana711/
Niejana711/
Niizana711/
Nyesani711/
Nyejane711/
Njejana711/
Nyisanga6724/
Nyezongo674/
Ngeshana671/
Nyejaune671/
Nyizanyi671/
Nauzanga671/
Naizanna671/
Niyazona671/

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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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  • 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 Nyezana
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