Mazigwa Surname
Approximately 577 people bear this surname
Mazigwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 576 | 1:91,913 | 9,201 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mazigwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mazigwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mazigwa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mazigwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mazigwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 552,857th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 12,630,062 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mazigwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Mazigwa is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 576 people, or 1 in 91,913. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Shinyanga Region, where 59 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 38 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Mazigwa occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mazhigwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Majigwa | 86 | 153 | / |
| Mazikwa | 86 | 94 | / |
| Masigwa | 86 | 58 | / |
| Magigwa | 86 | 7 | / |
| Mazegwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Madzikwa | 80 | 174 | / |
| Machigwa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Matsigwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Masaigwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Madzikwah | 75 | 23 | / |
| Mazigue | 71 | 735 | / |
| Mazigui | 71 | 159 | / |
| Masikwa | 71 | 129 | / |
| Masigwe | 71 | 83 | / |
| Mazekwa | 71 | 70 | / |
| Masegwa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mosigwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Magiqwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Macikwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Majegwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mazikwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Majigwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machigua | 67 | 276 | / |
| Matsikwa | 67 | 158 | / |
| Machikwa | 67 | 148 | / |
| Masikwai | 67 | 21 | / |
| Maiziguo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mazeekwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Maizigue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Machegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matsegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meesigwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majjegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majeegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masegwai | 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 Mazigwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis