Sanyanga Surname
Approximately 1,329 people bear this surname
Sanyanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,157 | 1:13,343 | 1,816 |
| Tanzania | 88 | 1:601,609 | 37,493 |
| Zambia | 37 | 1:428,376 | 20,573 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
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
Sanyanga is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanyanga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 288,583rd most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 5,483,481 people. Sanyanga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Sanyanga reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sanyanga is also the 1,911,214th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 30 people.
The last name Sanyanga is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,157 people, or 1 in 13,343. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 48 percent reside, Harare Province, where 33 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 7 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 7 percent reside and Zambia, where 3 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 Sanyanga
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