Zaninka Surname

87,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Zaninka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaninka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda4,0311:2,819692
DR Congo7801:94,71710,727
Uganda6551:59,6026,935
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Zaninka (162) may also be a first name.

Zaninka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zaninka occurs more in Rwanda more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaninka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 87,749th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,330,087 people. The last name Zaninka is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zaninka live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Zaninka is also the 720,105th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 162 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Rwanda, where it is carried by 4,031 people, or 1 in 2,819. Barring Rwanda this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and Uganda, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaninkha932/
Janinka862/
Zanenka861/
Zanimka861/
Saningka804/
Sanninka801/
Saeninkha754/
Janenka717/
Saninko715/
Zanenko714/
Saninca711/
Janengka678/
Jagninki678/
Chanenka677/
Saningke676/
Zannenko672/
Zainenko671/
Zenienko671/
Zhanenko671/
Saninkey670/

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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
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  • 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 Zaninka
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