Sanyanga Surname

288,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Sanyanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanyanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,1571:13,3431,816
Tanzania881:601,60937,493
Zambia371:428,37620,573
England261:2,143,00282,017
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
China21:683,660,78330,601
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Sanyanga (30) may also be a first name.

Sanyanga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sanyanga is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanyanga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 288,583rd most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,483,481 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Sanyanga are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 30 people.

This surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,157 people, or 1 in 13,343. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 48 percent are found, Harare Province, where 33 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 7 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 7 percent are found and Zambia, where 3 percent are found.

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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 Sanyanga
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