Qanza Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Qanza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qanza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1641:161,1307,777
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Qanza (58) may also be a first name.

Qanza Last Name Facts

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

Qanza is carried by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Qanza click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qanza? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,333,288th most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Qanza are found; 98 percent are found in West Asia and 98 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,295,729th most common given name on earth, held by 58 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Yemen, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 161,130. In Yemen it is most numerous in: Dhamar Governorate, where 91 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 9 percent live. Barring Yemen Qanza exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Afghanistan, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qanzah919/
Gqanza911/
Qanzai911/
Quanza911/
Qandzai831/
Kanza8015,857/
Canza801,690/
Qamza80304/
Qanja8033/
Qansa808/
Qonza801/
Kainza734,529/
Kandza731,256/
Khanza73233/
Kantza73154/
Kaunza73108/
Kanzia7364/
Kanzay7345/
Kanzha7342/
Kanzah7315/
Kancza7313/
Qanjah7312/
Quanzo7312/
Kanzza7310/
Kaanza738/
Quansa737/
Kanzai736/
Canzia734/
Caunza733/
Hqamza732/
Gqamza732/
Qancea732/
Canzas732/
Qaunja731/
Qansaa731/
Kaynza731/
Kanzau731/
Qansah731/
Canzau731/
Qhamza731/
Qantsa731/
Kanzat731/
Kanzaz731/
Khainza6710,127/
Kandzia671,684/
Catenza67843/
Khanzai67769/
Kahanza67190/
Kantzas67171/
Khanzah6766/
Kandzha6750/
Catinza6748/
Casenza6726/
Kantzea6726/
Kandzai6723/
Cahanza6722/
Kahunza6721/
Khanzha678/
Kandzas675/
Quansha674/
Khaynza672/
Kanziah672/
Kainzah672/
Quancai672/
Kaainza672/
Kanzsai672/
Khanrza672/
Kaintza671/
Katinza671/
Khanzia671/
Kainnza671/
Qondzai671/
Cacenza671/
Cainzas671/
Cantzas671/
Quansai671/
Hkanzah671/
Khanzaz671/
Kanzais671/
Kantzaj671/

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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 Qanza
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