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 occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sanyuka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanyuka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,485,539th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Sanyuka is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sanyuka reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Sanyuka is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name on earth, borne by 14 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 1,259,332. In Uganda Sanyuka is most numerous in: Buyende District, where 74 percent are found, Mubende District, where 6 percent are found and Isingiro District, where 3 percent are found. Besides Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also common 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