Mazwani Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mazwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mazwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe411:376,54234,729
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

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 last name Mazwani is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mazwani? popularity and diffusion

Mazwani is the 2,635,433rd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name Mazwani is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Mazwani reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 754,880th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 149 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 376,542. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 63 percent are found, Harare Province, where 20 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Mazwani exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 7 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mazwane86531/
Mazvani86169/
Mazuani862/
Mozwani861/
Mazvanhi8030/
Matswani8013/
Mozwaini801/
Matzwana801/
Macwa'ni801/
Matswanyi7511/
Machwangi756/
Matshwani752/
Machwan'i751/
Macwana71107/
Mozwane7113/
Macwane719/
Mazvane712/
Machwane67101/
Matswane6720/
Motswani673/
Matswana672/
Matsvani671/
Macwayne671/
Macswane671/
Machvani671/
Machuani671/

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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 Mazwani
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