Sanzwa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Singapore

Sanzwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanzwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Sanzwa (18) may also be a first name.

Sanzwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sanzwa occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanzwa? popularity and diffusion

Sanzwa is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Sanzwa live; 33 percent live in Central Africa and 33 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Sanzwa is also the 2,608,198th most widespread forename world-wide It is held by 18 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 73,879,570. Besides The DR Congo this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 33 percent reside and Tanzania, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shanzwa9244/
Sanzway920/
Shanzwaz861/
Sanzua83266/
Sanswa8326/
Sonzwa834/
Sanzwe832/
Sianzwi7712/
Sanjwad774/
Sanswat773/
Sanjwai771/
Santswad71140/
Chainzwa7178/
Chaunzwa7120/
Santshwa716/
Sanswasd711/
Sansways710/
Sanzui6775/
Sansua6752/
Janswa6722/
Sanjua6721/
Sanzue6715/
Canzua674/
Sanswe674/
Xanjwa671/
Sanzuo671/
Zanswa671/
Zanjwa671/
Zonzwa671/
Zanzua671/

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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 Sanzwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis