Sizya Surname

85,944th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sizya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sizya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5,5871:9,4761,233
England151:3,714,537119,675
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Sizya (1,494) may also be a first name.

Sizya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sizya is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sizya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 85,944th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,299,259 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sizya live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 201,198th most commonly held forename throughout the world It is held by 1,494 people.

Sizya is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5,587 people, or 1 in 9,476. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Tabora Region, where 37 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent are found and Geita Region, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shizya91534/
Shizyaâ834/
Shiezya831/
Schizya831/
Sisya803,037/
Gizya8044/
Sizia8025/
Zizya801/
Sijya801/
Sitzia731,698/
Sisyah7317/
Shisya7315/
Saisya7313/
Seizia736/
Sissya736/
Saizia735/
Sishya734/
Sisyas734/
Shizia734/
Sisyad733/
Sizias733/
Chizya732/
Siziha732/
Szyzia731/
Sizzia731/
Sidzia731/
Saizea731/
Sisaiya6736/
Saicyad6729/
Shishya6721/
Sajdzya674/
Shirzia672/
Sheezya672/
Shiziaz672/
Saishya672/
Shaizia671/
Sidzhia671/
Sicuiya671/
Szychya671/
Shaisya671/
Sisoiya671/

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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 Sizya
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