Sanzua Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Sanzua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanzua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2641:174,92413,246
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559

Sanzua (19) may also be a first name.

Sanzua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sanzua is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanzua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 973,426th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sanzua reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 19 people.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 264 people, or 1 in 174,924. In Kenya Sanzua is mostly found in: Kwale County, where 53 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 47 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Taiwan, where 1 percent are found.

Sanzua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Sanzua surname is chiefly Christian (57%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sansua8352/
Sanjua8321/
Canzua834/
Sanzwa833/
Sanzuo831/
Zanzua831/
Sanjuas77117/
Shanzwa7744/
Siancua7738/
Sansuay7722/
Shansua7710/
Sanshua773/
Sanchua771/
Sansuat771/
Sansuea771/
Samzuha771/
Sanjjua771/
Sanzway770/
Sanchuea7164/
Shanzwaz711/
Sahnchua711/
Shanzuho711/
Janjua6718,207/
Jancua67105/
Sanswa6726/
Sonsua675/
Sonzwa674/
Jansua672/
Soncua672/
Cansua671/
Samsua671/

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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 Sanzua
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