Sanganyi Surname
Approximately 478 people bear this surname
Sanganyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 238 | 1:194,033 | 14,315 |
| DR Congo | 233 | 1:317,080 | 28,591 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Sanganyi (87) may also be a first name.
Sanganyi Demographics
Sanganyi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sanganyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanganyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sanganyi is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Sanganyi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanganyi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 637,196th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 15,245,912 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sanganyi are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 49 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Sanganyi is also the 1,024,927th most numerous first name globally, held by 87 people.
Sanganyi is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 238 people, or 1 in 194,033. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 47 percent live, Nyamira County, where 31 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 17 percent live. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 49 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.
Sanganyi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Sanganyi surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Sanganyi
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