Mazwe Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mazwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mazwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1111:488,08740,113
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mazwe (88) may also be a first name.

Mazwe Last Name Facts

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

Mazwe has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mazwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,691,963rd most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mazwe live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mazwe is also the 1,017,994th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 88 people.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 488,087. In South Africa Mazwe is most common in: Gauteng, where 36 percent are found, North West, where 36 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 20 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 2 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.

Mazwe Last Name Statistics demography

Mazwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.41% less than the national average, earning R 120,216 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mazwei9118/
Mazwee911/
Madzwe911/
Mazhwe911/
Mazw891/
Mazwi807,578/
Mazue80440/
Mazwa80326/
Macwe8028/
Mazve801/
Madzwuhe7770/
Mazwai73437/
Mazoue73436/
Mazuet73275/
Mazuer73203/
Matswe73194/
Machwe7370/
Mmazwi7335/
Macwee736/
Marzue735/
Mazuez733/
Mahzue733/
Mazhwa732/
Majwer732/
Majwed732/
Madzwa732/
Mmazwa731/
Mozweu731/
Mazway731/
Matzwa731/
Mazbee731/
Mayzbe731/
Madzue731/
Mazvei731/
Mazzwi731/
Mhazwi731/
Madzuhe67124/
Matshwe6783/
Mazouer6764/
Maudzwa6763/
Mautswe6746/
Mayzoue6730/
Maizoue6729/
Mozwecz6728/
Mazwaya6726/
Matswee6723/
Mazwaai6715/
Madzoue675/
Majweed673/
Mazoued672/
Matsweu672/
Mhaazwa671/
Mazwayd671/
Maadzwa671/
Mazuets671/
Maidzwa671/
Mautzwa671/
Mahchwe671/
Mazouet671/
Hmarzwi671/
Majzoue671/
Matzuer670/

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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 Mazwe
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