Mazwazwa Surname

799,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mazwazwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mazwazwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2801:189,07716,295
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060

Mazwazwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mazwazwa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mazwazwa? popularity and diffusion

Mazwazwa is the 799,576th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 20,762,239 people. Mazwazwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mazwazwa reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mazwazwa is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 280 people, or 1 in 189,077. In Tanzania Mazwazwa is most numerous in: Lindi Region, where 53 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 45 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 0 percent are found. Beside Tanzania Mazwazwa is found in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 13 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.

Mazwazwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mazwazwa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.08% less than the national average, earning R 178,032 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mazwazwo881/
Mazwazwe881/
Mazvazva75341/
Maswaswa75323/
Macwacwa754/
Maswauswa711/
Mashwashwa6716/
Motshwazwa671/
Masvazva632/
Moswaswa632/
Motswatswa56377/
Madzvatsva5622/
Madzvatzvo562/
Motswaiswa561/
Masvaidzwa561/
Macuacua50156,502/
Masuasua501,211/
Maswoswa5063/
Masvoswa5011/
Masvasva502/
Maswosva501/

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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 Mazwazwa
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