Mbwizhu Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mbwizhu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbwizhu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe591:261,66527,736
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mbwizhu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbwizhu is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbwizhu? popularity and diffusion

Mbwizhu is the 2,333,370th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. Mbwizhu occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Mbwizhu reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mbwizhu is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 261,665. In Zimbabwe Mbwizhu is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 36 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 29 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 20 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbwizu92911/
Mbwuzhu861/
Mbwisu77144/
Mbuizu77116/
Nbwizu771/
Mbuitcheu631/
Mbuitchou631/
Mbuezu6262/
Mbuisu6227/
Mbwesu625/
Mbouezou531/

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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 Mbwizhu
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