Sanyiwa Surname
Approximately 2,091 people bear this surname
Sanyiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,933 | 1:27,388 | 3,299 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Sanyiwa (529) may also be a first name.
Sanyiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanyiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sanyiwa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sanyiwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanyiwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sanyiwa is the 199,744th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,485,197 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sanyiwa live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 366,789th most frequently occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 529 people.
The last name Sanyiwa is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,933 people, or 1 in 27,388. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Simiyu Region, where 38 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 16 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 6 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanjiwa | 86 | 105 | / |
| Sonyiwa | 86 | 53 | / |
| Sanyiwi | 86 | 9 | / |
| Shanhiwa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Shanjiwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sangiewa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chanyiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shanyiba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ssonyiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sanehiwai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Szanyiova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sanieva | 71 | 368 | / |
| Sanjiva | 71 | 200 | / |
| Sonjiwa | 71 | 30 | / |
| Sanjiba | 71 | 15 | / |
| Sanjiwo | 71 | 8 | / |
| Sanyeva | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sanjewa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Saniiba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sanyibi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonhiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanjiwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanjeewa | 67 | 53,758 | / |
| Shonhiwa | 67 | 9,096 | / |
| Shanieva | 67 | 36 | / |
| Samnieva | 67 | 35 | / |
| Saynieva | 67 | 26 | / |
| Samnyeva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chanjiwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sanyiová | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sajnyeva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sanijeva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sanjieva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shanjiba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shoniewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chonyiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanjoybi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanjivad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanjivaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanjaybi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sainieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sangieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zanijewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xhaniywa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sainyeva | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sanyiwa
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