Tsanyau Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tsanyau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsanyau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2531:61,0219,206
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Tsanyau Last Name Facts

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

Tsanyau has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tsanyau.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsanyau? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,003,904th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 28,691,126 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsanyau live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Tsanyau is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 253 people, or 1 in 61,021. In Zimbabwe Tsanyau is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 37 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 18 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zanyau772/
Chanyau71517/
Tsaniou7121/
Tchanyou672/
Tsianiou671/
Tchagnaou6331/
Caniau6227/
Canyou624/
Tchangnaou591/
Canieau5729/
Tzaniou5723/
Chanyou5711/
Tsoniou571/
Chainiau5320/
Chanieau531/
Tchanniou501/

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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 Tsanyau
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