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

The last name Mazwe is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mazwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,691,963rd most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mazwe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,017,994th most prevalent given name globally, held by 88 people.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 488,087. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 36 percent reside, North West, where 36 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 20 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 2 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.

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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