Maziwa Surname

528,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Maziwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maziwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3421:154,80013,955
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Zimbabwe951:162,50820,181
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Maziwa (73) may also be a first name.

Maziwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maziwa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Maziwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Maziwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maziwa is the 528,243rd most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,888,329 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Maziwa reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Maziwa is also the 1,134,117th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 73 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 342 people, or 1 in 154,800. In Tanzania Maziwa is primarily found in: Morogoro Region, where 49 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 25 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 22 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 17 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 15 percent reside.

Maziwa Last Name Statistics demography

Maziwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.64% less than the national average, earning R 122,040 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Madziwa924,071/
Mazaiwa923/
Mazhiwa921/
Mazihwa921/
Madzihwa8623/
Mazihwai8618/
Mazhihwa866/
Masiwa831,517/
Majiwa831,444/
Maziba831,365/
Maziva83924/
Magiwa8378/
Maziwe8313/
Maziwi833/
Maziwo832/
Mazewa832/
Maciwa832/
Meziwa831/
Madziva775,627/
Madziba771,477/
Machiwa77223/
Mheziwa77183/
Mazieva77180/
Madziwo77111/
Matsiwa7743/
Maigiwa7727/
Matjiwa7715/
Mazihwe7711/
Masiswa777/
Mazivah776/
Mazeiva776/
Masiwat775/
Madjiwa773/
Majiwah773/
Mazhewa772/
Mazziwi772/
Masiwah772/
Maisewa772/
Metziwa772/
Mazoiwy772/
Mazihwi771/
Maziwei771/
Mhajiwa771/
Mozoiwa771/
Maijewa771/
Marzewa771/
Mausiwa771/
Madziwe771/
Maaziba771/
Mazibay771/
Mazaiba771/
Meyziwa771/
Meuziwa771/
Magiewa771/
Modziwa771/
Madzivha71482/
Mazhieva71263/
Matsuiwa71143/
Mochaiwa7117/
Madzhiva7113/
Mauzieva717/
Matseiwa717/
Mazheiva715/
Mhedziwa713/
Mazhibay711/
Mayzieva711/
Mazhibai711/
Mathsiwa711/
Maadziva711/
Madzivah711/
Machaiwa711/
Mhadziva711/
Maitsewa711/
Majczywa711/
Mazewaya711/
Madzhiba711/
Machiwah711/
Maitsiwa711/
Mazive6751,183/
Mazibo67894/
Mosiwa67861/
Mazibe67369/
Masewa67326/
Mojiwa67218/
Mazeba67213/
Masiva67178/
Maciva67142/
Magiba67108/
Magewa67106/
Mazibi67105/
Mazeva6785/
Moziba6747/
Mazebi6739/
Magiwe6738/
Mesiwa6727/
Mozewa6727/
Mazivi6719/
Majiwi6718/
Masiwo6716/
Madzhieva6713/
Mazewe6712/
Majiwe6711/
Mazivo678/
Majiva678/
Mhaisewad677/
Masiwe676/
Magiwo676/
Magiwi675/
Meziva672/
Mazewi672/
Magiva672/
Mazewo672/
Matzhieva671/
Mazyva671/
Mogiwa671/
Majewa671/
Majiwo671/
Majjwa671/
Motshaiwa671/
Mahutsiwa671/
Mociwa671/
Masiwi671/

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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 Maziwa
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