Sakaniza Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sakaniza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sakaniza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia141:1,132,13730,603
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Sakaniza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sakaniza is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakaniza? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sakaniza live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,132,137. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Copperbelt Province, where 100 percent reside. Besides Zambia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 7 percent reside.

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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 Sakaniza
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