Sanyangowe Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Sanyangowe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanyangowe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1631:94,71313,461
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sanyangowe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sanyangowe is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanyangowe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,348,199th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. Sanyangowe is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sanyangowe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 94,713. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 48 percent reside, Harare Province, where 39 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanyanguwe906/
Sanyangove901/
Sanyanahwe801/
Sanyanee7826/
Sanyanou781/
Djanyangou701/
Sanianou6726/
Sagnanou672/
Sanyanai671/
Sanhanou671/
Zangnangoue671/
Sanjagou671/

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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 Sanyangowe
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