Mazwa Surname
Approximately 326 people bear this surname
Mazwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 294 | 1:251,291 | 23,908 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
The alternate forms: Maźwa (2) are calculated separately.
Mazwa (95) may also be a first name.
Mazwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mazwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mazwa is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Maźwa. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mazwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 842,714th most frequent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 22,354,435 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mazwa live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mazwa is also the 974,243rd most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 95 people.
This last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 294 people, or 1 in 251,291. Other than The DR Congo this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 3 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maźwa | 93 | 2 | / |
| Mazwai | 91 | 437 | / |
| Mgazwa | 91 | 128 | / |
| Mazhwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Madzwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mmazwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mazway | 91 | 1 | / |
| Matzwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Maudzwa | 83 | 63 | / |
| Maedzwa | 83 | 36 | / |
| Mazwaya | 83 | 26 | / |
| Mazwaai | 83 | 15 | / |
| Maadzwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maidzwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mautzwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mazwayd | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mhaazwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mazwi | 80 | 7,578 | / |
| Mozwa | 80 | 847 | / |
| Mazua | 80 | 469 | / |
| Mazwe | 80 | 116 | / |
| Mezwa | 80 | 17 | / |
| Mazva | 80 | 13 | / |
| Macwa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Mazwo | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mazba | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mahadzwa | 77 | 43 | / |
| MacWay | 73 | 70 | / |
| Machwa | 73 | 61 | / |
| Matswa | 73 | 53 | / |
| MacWha | 73 | 48 | / |
| Mazuay | 73 | 38 | / |
| Mmazwi | 73 | 35 | / |
| Mazwei | 73 | 18 | / |
| Mazuad | 73 | 14 | / |
| Majwat | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mmazua | 73 | 8 | / |
| Marzua | 73 | 7 | / |
| Madzva | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mouzwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mazvau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Madzba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Matjwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mazwee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Majwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maizua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mazbaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Majjwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Medzwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhozwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhazwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mazzwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mazzua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mazhwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mazbai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Metzwa | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mazwatowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mazhuha | 67 | 1,110 | / |
| Matswai | 67 | 28 | / |
| Matshwa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Machhwa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Maczuha | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mazvaya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Meazuah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mazhbay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mhatswa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maijewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maitswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matzuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mazzcua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meirzwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhadzva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhodzwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hmarzwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mautswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Madzuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mazwood | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matzuha | 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 Mazwa
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