Mazungu Surname
Approximately 815 people bear this surname
Mazungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 431 | 1:171,414 | 17,546 |
| Tanzania | 258 | 1:205,200 | 17,429 |
| Zambia | 56 | 1:283,034 | 16,318 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 1:617,530 | 46,943 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mazungu (74) may also be a first name.
Mazungu Demographics
Average Mazungu Salary in
South Africa
R 199,872
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mazungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mazungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mazungu has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mazungu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 424,566th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 8,941,774 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mazungu live; 53 percent live in Central Africa and 53 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mazungu is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 74 people.
This surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 431 people, or 1 in 171,414. Aside from The DR Congo this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 32 percent live and Zambia, where 7 percent live.
Mazungu Last Name Statistics demography
Mazungu earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 15.89% less than the national average, earning R 199,872 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madzungu | 93 | 681 | / |
| Mazhungu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mazugu | 92 | 115 | / |
| Mazunu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Mazoungou | 88 | 2 | / |
| Masungu | 86 | 1,282 | / |
| Mozungu | 86 | 145 | / |
| Majungu | 86 | 25 | / |
| Mazongu | 86 | 7 | / |
| Mazhugu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Macungu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mashungu | 80 | 565 | / |
| Machungu | 80 | 101 | / |
| Matsungu | 80 | 33 | / |
| Muizungu | 80 | 27 | / |
| Modzungu | 80 | 21 | / |
| Mazougou | 80 | 17 | / |
| Marzougu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Masungut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Majungau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Masuungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Massungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Masunu | 77 | 279 | / |
| Majugu | 77 | 18 | / |
| Majunu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Masugu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Mazogu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Macunu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Macugu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maizougou | 75 | 37 | / |
| Matshungu | 75 | 37 | / |
| Mazoumnou | 75 | 13 | / |
| Maizounou | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mayzougou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mazeugueu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muizhungu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mosungu | 71 | 830 | / |
| Matsoungou | 71 | 305 | / |
| Marzogu | 71 | 14 | / |
| Masaunu | 71 | 12 | / |
| Massoungou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Masongu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Masunuh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Maisoungou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maizoumnou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Majjugu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Masunui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Majuugu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masougou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Maissoungou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Massongu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mojunggu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mozougou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majuigou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majeugou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macougou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mashongu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moshungu | 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
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- 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 Mazungu
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