Sanyuka Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Sanyuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 31 | 1:1,259,332 | 49,678 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Sanyuka (14) may also be a first name.
Sanyuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanyuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sanyuka has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanyuka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,485,539th most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Sanyuka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sanyuka live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Sanyuka is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used forename at a global level, held by 14 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 1,259,332. In Uganda Sanyuka is most common in: Buyende District, where 74 percent are found, Mubende District, where 6 percent are found and Isingiro District, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Uganda it is found in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sianyuka | 93 | 184 | / |
| Shanyuka | 93 | 61 | / |
| Ssanyuka | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sanyuska | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sanyuke | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sanhuka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sanjuka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saneyuke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ssanjuka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schaniuka | 75 | 6 | / |
| Schanhuka | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sianjauka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sanjuikat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaanyuka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schainiuka | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sanyaoukos | 71 | 4 | / |
| Saneoka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sonyuko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zonyuka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanhuke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shanjoka | 67 | 41 | / |
| Sianjoka | 67 | 40 | / |
| Chanyuke | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chanhuka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sanhouko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanjukhe | 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 Sanyuka
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis