Mhozya Surname
Approximately 2,967 people bear this surname
Mhozya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,939 | 1:18,013 | 2,301 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
Mhozya (658) may also be a first name.
Mhozya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mhozya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mhozya is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mhozya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mhozya is the 148,940th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,456,200 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhozya are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mhozya is also the 323,699th most common first name at a global level, held by 658 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,939 people, or 1 in 18,013. In Tanzania Mhozya is mostly found in: Geita Region, where 58 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 29 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 7 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it is found in one country. It also occurs in Botswana, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozya | 91 | 27 | / |
| Mozyas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Moizya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mhozia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mouzyad | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mashzya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mozia | 73 | 1,221 | / |
| Mosya | 73 | 616 | / |
| Muzya | 73 | 174 | / |
| Mozea | 73 | 137 | / |
| Mojya | 73 | 81 | / |
| Mazya | 73 | 25 | / |
| Mozja | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mezya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mouzayea | 71 | 2 | / |
| Majhoiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mazyad | 67 | 893 | / |
| Modzia | 67 | 842 | / |
| Mashya | 67 | 350 | / |
| Moshya | 67 | 106 | / |
| Moysya | 67 | 62 | / |
| Machya | 67 | 45 | / |
| Mhasya | 67 | 39 | / |
| Moczia | 67 | 36 | / |
| Mouzia | 67 | 27 | / |
| Motsya | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mozias | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mohsya | 67 | 20 | / |
| Motzia | 67 | 8 | / |
| Morzia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Muosya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moizia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moysia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mozeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moujya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosyaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mazyay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mozzia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marzya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moziea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Madzya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mozjat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moisya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motzea | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mhozya
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