Mazwi Surname

65,849th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,578 people bear this surname

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

Mazwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mazwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6,1941:8,7471,102
Zimbabwe1,2181:12,6751,692
Botswana611:35,8517,015
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
England371:1,505,89364,828
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mazwi (6,013) may also be a first name.

Mazwi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mazwi is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mazwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mazwi is the 65,849th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 961,671 people. The surname Mazwi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mazwi reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mazwi is also the 85,543rd most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 6,013 people.

Mazwi is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 6,194 people, or 1 in 8,747. In South Africa Mazwi is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent are found, Gauteng, where 16 percent are found and Limpopo, where 10 percent are found. Beside South Africa this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 16 percent are found and Botswana, where 1 percent are found.

Mazwi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mazwi earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 25.98% less than the national average, earning R 175,908 per year and in United States they earn 25.43% less than the national average, earning $32,175 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mazwai91437/
Mmazwi9135/
Mazwei9118/
Mhazwi911/
Mazzwi911/
Mazwaai8315/
Hmarzwi831/
Mazui80671/
Mazwa80326/
Mazvi80208/
Mazwe80116/
Mozwi8049/
Mazbi809/
Macwi808/
Matswi73242/
Mazuhi7356/
Mazzui7335/
Matzui7330/
Mazuis7316/
Mazuit7311/
Madzwa732/
Mazhwa732/
Mmajwi732/
Marzui732/
Maazui731/
Mmazwa731/
Modzwi731/
Mazwee731/
Mazway731/
Matzwa731/
Maazbi731/
Madzwe731/
Mhazvi731/
Mazvii731/
Mazvei731/
Mazuid731/
Mazhwe731/
Mazbai731/
Majwij731/
Majwid731/
Matshwi67239/
Maudzwa6763/
Mautswi6729/
Matswai6728/
Mazwaya6726/
Mathswi673/
Moudzwi672/
Mhaazwa671/
Mazwayd671/
Mautzwa671/
Mazouhi671/
Mmatswi671/
Marzuhi671/
Maadzwa671/
Maidzwa671/
Mahazvi671/
Mazshui671/

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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
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  • 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 Mazwi
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