Mazwani Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Mazwani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 41 | 1:376,542 | 34,729 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Mazwani (149) may also be a first name.
Mazwani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mazwani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mazwani is found most in Zimbabwe. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mazwani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,635,433rd most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name Mazwani is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Mazwani live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 754,880th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 149 people.
The surname is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 376,542. In Zimbabwe Mazwani is most frequent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 63 percent reside, Harare Province, where 20 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 15 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mazwane | 86 | 531 | / |
| Mazvani | 86 | 169 | / |
| Mazuani | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mozwani | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mazvanhi | 80 | 30 | / |
| Matswani | 80 | 13 | / |
| Mozwaini | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matzwana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Macwa'ni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matswanyi | 75 | 11 | / |
| Machwangi | 75 | 6 | / |
| Matshwani | 75 | 2 | / |
| Machwan'i | 75 | 1 | / |
| Macwana | 71 | 107 | / |
| Mozwane | 71 | 13 | / |
| Macwane | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mazvane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Machwane | 67 | 101 | / |
| Matswane | 67 | 20 | / |
| Motswani | 67 | 3 | / |
| Matswana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Matsvani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macwayne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macswane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Machvani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Machuani | 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 Mazwani
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