Mbozwa Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Mbozwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 110 | 1:144,090 | 10,468 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mbozwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbozwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mbozwa has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbozwa? popularity and diffusion
Mbozwa is the 1,398,030th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. Mbozwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbozwa reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 144,090. In Zambia Mbozwa is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 80 percent live, Central Province, where 17 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 1 percent live. Outside of Zambia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 25 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mboozwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbuzwa | 83 | 163 | / |
| Mbezwa | 83 | 150 | / |
| Mbozva | 83 | 20 | / |
| Mbazwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mboxwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbocwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mboswa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbochwa | 77 | 78 | / |
| Mboshwa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mbotswa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbohjwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbotshwa | 71 | 696 | / |
| Mbothswa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaswa | 67 | 423 | / |
| Mbuzva | 67 | 82 | / |
| Mbozvi | 67 | 69 | / |
| Muoswa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mwazwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mbuzwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbujwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mboswo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbezua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbuzua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwoswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Mbochwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbazua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbosua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbosva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbozue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbozuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwozwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvoxwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbazwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mbozwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis