Mbazu Surname

155,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,827 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mbazu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbazu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,6571:31,9503,773
DR Congo6911:106,91711,858
Nigeria4671:379,32120,165
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638

Mbazu (41) may also be a first name.

Mbazu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbazu is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbazu? popularity and diffusion

Mbazu is the 155,131st most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,577,837 people. The surname Mbazu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbazu are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mbazu is also the 1,590,275th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 41 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,657 people, or 1 in 31,950. In Tanzania it is most common in: Songwe Region, where 64 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 36 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 24 percent reside and Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbazou9140/
Mbazeu911/
Mbazuu911/
Mbadzu911/
Mbazuha83360/
Mbarzou832/
M'Bazou831/
Muazu80136,176/
Mbaju801,364/
Mbozu80515/
Mbasu80294/
Mbezu80198/
Mwazu8027/
Nbazu8013/
Mbacu803/
Mbazeuhe771/
Mbachu735,048/
Muaazu731,584/
Mmbasu73609/
Mbashu73422/
Mbuizu73116/
Mbazoo7366/
Mbezou7348/
Muazzu7327/
Mbadju7327/
Mwazui7310/
Mbaisu737/
Mmuazu736/
Muazau735/
Muarzu735/
Mbajju735/
Muazuh735/
Mbasut733/
Mbatsu733/
Mbajut733/
Mbedzu733/
Mua'zu733/
Muaziu732/
Mwaizu732/
Mbajou732/
Muazus731/
Mwazeu731/
Mbasuz731/
Muazud731/
Muahzu731/
Nmbasu731/
Mbezeu731/
Mbosau731/
Mbozou731/
Mbasou731/
Mhuazu731/
Muazeu731/
Mbausu731/
Mbadjeu6793/
Mbadjou6737/
Mbouzou6731/
Mbatsau6715/
Mbassou6714/
Mbeuzou6711/
Mbatsou6711/
Mbasseu678/
Mbachou675/
Mbaachu674/
Mbachus674/
Mbauchu673/
Mbeuzeu673/
M'Mbasu672/
N'Bazou672/
Mbouzeu672/
Mbachau672/
Mbagiou672/
Muazzau671/
Muhazau671/
Mbatsuu671/
Mbahchu671/
Muhaazu671/
Mbatshu671/
Mbachhu671/
M'Bachu671/
Mbacheu671/
Mbaisou671/
Mbatchu671/

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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 Mbazu
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