Mhozya Surname

148,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mhozya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mhozya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,9391:18,0132,301
Botswana281:78,10513,263

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 found most in Tanzania. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mhozya.

How Common Is The Last Name Mhozya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 148,940th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,456,200 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhozya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 323,699th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 658 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,939 people, or 1 in 18,013. In Tanzania Mhozya is most frequent in: Geita Region, where 58 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 29 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 7 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also found in Botswana, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mozya9127/
Mozyas831/
Moizya831/
Mhozia831/
Mouzyad774/
Mashzya771/
Mozia731,221/
Mosya73616/
Muzya73174/
Mozea73137/
Mojya7381/
Mazya7325/
Mozja7317/
Mezya731/
Mouzayea712/
Majhoiya711/
Mazyad67893/
Modzia67842/
Mashya67350/
Moshya67106/
Moysya6762/
Machya6745/
Mhasya6739/
Moczia6736/
Mouzia6727/
Motsya6725/
Mozias6722/
Mohsya6720/
Motzia678/
Morzia675/
Muosya672/
Moizia672/
Moysia672/
Mozeah671/
Moujya671/
Mosyaj671/
Mazyay671/
Mozzia671/
Marzya671/
Moziea671/
Madzya671/
Mozjat671/
Moisya671/
Motzea670/

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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 Mhozya
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