Zinyani Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zinyani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zinyani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2831:54,5528,269
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736

Zinyani (12) may also be a first name.

Zinyani Last Name Facts

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

Zinyani is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zinyani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 917,199th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zinyani are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Zinyani is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 12 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 283 people, or 1 in 54,552. In Zimbabwe Zinyani is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 46 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 26 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 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
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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 Zinyani
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