Mheza Surname
Approximately 394 people bear this surname
Mheza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 359 | 1:147,470 | 13,430 |
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 1:532,353 | 42,865 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
Mheza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mheza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mheza is found most in Tanzania. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mheza? popularity and diffusion
Mheza is the 734,496th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 18,496,309 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mheza live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 359 people, or 1 in 147,470. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 75 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 21 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Mheza occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Mheza
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