Mazanzala Surname

668,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mazanzala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mazanzala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4441:119,23811,388
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Mazanzala Last Name Facts

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

Mazanzala occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mazanzala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 668,257th most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 16,266,844 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mazanzala are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 444 people, or 1 in 119,238. In Tanzania Mazanzala is mostly found in: Katavi Region, where 62 percent live, Simiyu Region, where 36 percent live and Geita Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Mazanzala occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masanjala783,186/
Masanzali784/
Majanjala783/
Mazancela782/
MacAnsala781/
Machanjala7410/
Masanzoli674/
Mesanzela671/
Macanjuola631/
Masanjole568/
Masonsela561/

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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 Mazanzala
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