Mazawu Surname
Approximately 204 people bear this surname
Mazawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 111 | 1:142,792 | 10,391 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mazawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mazawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mazawu has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mazawu.
How Common Is The Last Name Mazawu? popularity and diffusion
Mazawu is the 1,168,344th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mazawu live; 55 percent live in Southern Africa and 55 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 142,792. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 76 percent are found and Central Province, where 23 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia Mazawu is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 44 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mazhawu | 92 | 35 | / |
| Masawu | 83 | 568 | / |
| Mazewu | 83 | 76 | / |
| Mazabu | 83 | 62 | / |
| Mazowu | 83 | 41 | / |
| Macawu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Majawu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mazavu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Machawu | 77 | 87 | / |
| Madjawu | 77 | 41 | / |
| Maizabu | 77 | 25 | / |
| Mazabou | 77 | 12 | / |
| Mazhowu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Modzawu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Maasawu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Majawhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Masawut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madzabu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Magiawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mazavou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matsawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madzabou | 71 | 338 | / |
| Matshawu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mazahabu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mazaivou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matsawou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masewu | 67 | 3,510 | / |
| Majavu | 67 | 2,093 | / |
| Masavu | 67 | 146 | / |
| Mazovu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Matsiaweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mazevu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mozowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mazobu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maidjawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masowu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mazawu
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