Mavanza Surname

615,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mavanza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mavanza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4681:113,12310,880
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
England21:27,859,030389,889

Mavanza (30) may also be a first name.

Mavanza Last Name Facts

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

Mavanza is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mavanza? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mavanza is the 615,220th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 14,546,000 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mavanza are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 30 people.

The last name Mavanza is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 468 people, or 1 in 113,123. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 41 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 22 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 18 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mabanza8619,827/
Mawanza86639/
Mavanja868/
Mevanza864/
Mavenza861/
Mavanca861/
Mabandza801,507/
Mavounza80132/
Mawandza8071/
Mavanjay803/
Mahwanza802/
Mabanzas801/
M'Abanza801/
Mampanza801/
Mmavanja801/
Mawanzah801/
Mavoundza752/
M'Abandza751/
Mobanza711,329/
Mawanja71753/
Mabanja71467/
Mabansa71436/
Mabanzo71192/
Mabanze71164/
Mabonza71140/
Mabanzi71122/
Mawanzo7196/
Mawanzi7169/
Mavangi7162/
Mavange7156/
Mawenza7142/
Mawansa7110/
Mabanca719/
Mawanze719/
Mawonza718/
Mavanji716/
Mewanza711/
Mowanza711/
Movenza711/
Mawanca711/
Mavanco711/
Mabansay67250/
Mhavanji67112/
Mavanchi6727/
Mavhange6720/
Mabandja6715/
Mawansah6710/
Mobandza676/
Mavounzi673/
Mavhonze672/
Mavhanje672/
Mowandza672/
Mabanjja672/
Mavounzy672/
Mawandja671/
Mavandji671/
Mawandzi671/
Mabancha671/
Mmavange671/
Mahavanchai671/
Mabhonza671/
Mabhanja671/
Mavhangi671/
Maivanso671/
Mabanzhe671/
Mabontza671/
Mabondza671/
Manpansa671/

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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 Mavanza
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