Mahanza Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mahanza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahanza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2791:189,75516,339
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mahanza (10) may also be a first name.

Mahanza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahanza is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahanza? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 928,396th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. The last name Mahanza occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahanza are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mahanza is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name internationally, borne by 10 people.

The surname Mahanza is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 279 people, or 1 in 189,755. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 91 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 3 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and The Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahandza931/
Maanza92361/
Mhanza92271/
Mahanzo8634/
Maanzai861/
Manza839,871/
Mahundza801/
Mahantsa801/
Mainza773,669/
Mandza77884/
Maanzo77383/
Manzah77248/
Manzau77200/
Manzai77151/
Manzay77101/
Maunza7789/
Mantza7777/
Manzha7753/
Mhenza7739/
Meanza7723/
Mancza7721/
Mhonza779/
Manzaa775/
Maanca774/
Maynza774/
Mmanza773/
Manzea772/
Majnza771/
Manzhai71295/
Manzhay7180/
Manchaa7163/
Mannzah7126/
Mainzai713/
Mahanco712/
Mantzah711/
Manzaha711/
Manzahy711/
Maindza711/
Majnzai711/
Manczay711/
Manzhah711/
Manzo67110,323/
Monza673,542/
Macza6787/
Manczasz672/
Manzahai671/

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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 Mahanza
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