Shinyanga Surname

204,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,033 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Shinyanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shinyanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,9451:27,2193,285
Zambia861:184,30112,428
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shinyanga (135) may also be a first name.

Shinyanga Last Name Facts

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

Shinyanga is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shinyanga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shinyanga is the 204,371st most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,584,627 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shinyanga are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 797,647th most frequent given name on earth It is held by 135 people.

The surname Shinyanga is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,945 people, or 1 in 27,219. In Tanzania it is most common in: Simiyu Region, where 25 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 21 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 17 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 4 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Shinyanga
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