Zaana Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Zaana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 33 | 1:1,183,008 | 47,935 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Zaana (180) may also be a first name.
Zaana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zaana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zaana (Arabic: زايني) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Zaana click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zaana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,460,878th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname Zaana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Zaana reside; 54 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 679,247th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 180 people.
The last name Zaana is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 1,183,008. In Uganda Zaana is primarily found in: Kaliro District, where 42 percent live, Luuka District, where 21 percent live and Kampala District, where 12 percent live. Apart from Uganda this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 34 percent live and Niger, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zaana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zaana in the Arabic language | ||
| زايني | zayny | - |
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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 Zaana
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