Zanao Surname
Approximately 1,110 people bear this surname
Zanao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 725 | 1:101,903 | 11,389 |
| Brazil | 376 | 1:569,347 | 21,260 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
The alternate forms: Zanaõ (2) are calculated separately.
Zanao (603) may also be a first name.
Zanao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zanao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zanao occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Zanaõ. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zanao? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 332,973rd most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,565,357 people. Zanao is primarily found in Africa, where 66 percent of Zanao are found; 65 percent are found in Central Africa and 65 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 340,376th most frequent forename throughout the world, held by 603 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 725 people, or 1 in 101,903. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 34 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Zanao
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