Nzanywa Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nzanywa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzanywa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Nzanywa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nzanywa is most common in Uganda. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzanywa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Nzanywa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzanywa live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 2,602,619. In Uganda Nzanywa is most prevalent in: Kisoro District, where 53 percent are found, Mubende District, where 13 percent are found and Ibanda District, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 16 percent are found and Kenya, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nzanuwa861/
Nzaniwa861/
Nzanywe861/
Njaniwa717/
Nzaniwe715/
Nzoniwa714/
Nzonuwa711/
Nxonywa711/
Ncaniwa711/
Ncanywo711/
Nsonyowa672/
Nzangiwo671/
Nzanibe5716/
Nzanebe571/
Nsaniba571/
Nzangnui531/
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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 Nzanywa
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