Mazimu Surname
Approximately 204 people bear this surname
Mazimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 124 | 1:426,948 | 29,878 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Uganda | 29 | 1:1,346,182 | 51,611 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mazimu (109) may also be a first name.
Mazimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mazimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mazimu occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mazimu? popularity and diffusion
Mazimu is the 1,168,344th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. Mazimu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mazimu reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 900,062nd most common given name in the world, borne by 109 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 426,948. In Tanzania Mazimu is primarily found in: Tanga Region, where 97 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and Uganda, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maazimu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Mazimus | 92 | 3 | / |
| Madzimu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Maizimou | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mahazimu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Madzimou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maazzimu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Masimu | 83 | 243 | / |
| Majimu | 83 | 87 | / |
| Mazemu | 83 | 13 | / |
| Magimu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Maximu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mozimu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Machimu | 77 | 4,239 | / |
| Maigemu | 77 | 277 | / |
| Madjimu | 77 | 27 | / |
| Maximou | 77 | 26 | / |
| Mausimu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mashimu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Maijemu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mazeemu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Masimud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Masimus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matsimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Modzimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Masimhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Massimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matgimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matshimu | 71 | 123 | / |
| Matsimhu | 71 | 31 | / |
| Machimou | 71 | 11 | / |
| Massimou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Massimeu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Massimus | 71 | 2 | / |
| Macimuhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matsimou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouzimou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hmasimuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madjimou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matchimu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mhashimu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mashimud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masemu | 67 | 91 | / |
| Majemu | 67 | 61 | / |
| Mojimu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Magemu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mocimu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mesimu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mhachimou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maichimou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maxemu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Massimoud | 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 Mazimu
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