Sinanyama Surname
Approximately 180 people bear this surname
Sinanyama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 117 | 1:452,492 | 31,593 |
| Zambia | 63 | 1:251,586 | 15,178 |
Sinanyama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sinanyama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sinanyama is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sinanyama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,272,314th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sinanyama reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Sinanyama is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 452,492. In Tanzania Sinanyama is mostly concentrated in: Lindi Region, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 35 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singanyama | 95 | 105 | / |
| Sinanauma | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sinanam | 88 | 12 | / |
| Sinanma | 88 | 5 | / |
| Sinaniam | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sunenyama | 78 | 20 | / |
| Sinuanmai | 78 | 2 | / |
| Sinuannam | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sonenyama | 78 | 1 | / |
| Senanam | 75 | 200 | / |
| Sananma | 75 | 18 | / |
| Sananam | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sinunam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zinanam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sinenam | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sujnanamma | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sinani Mai | 74 | 1 | / |
| Senanami | 71 | 556 | / |
| Sanannam | 71 | 496 | / |
| Sujnanam | 71 | 8 | / |
| Sinonnam | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sanjnyam | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sananame | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cinnanam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saenanam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seenanam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sinenmaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sinanoim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sunannam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanyanam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sinhauinnam | 70 | 1 | / |
| Sinuannim | 67 | 40 | / |
| Chinaanjamma | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sananname | 67 | 1 | / |
| Senionama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sony Nama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeinanami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Senanm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saninamma | 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 Sinanyama
- 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