Monzwe Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Monzwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Monzwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia311:511,28822,588
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Monzwe Last Name Facts

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

Monzwe occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Monzwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,746,821st most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name Monzwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Monzwe live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Monzwe is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 511,288. In Zambia Monzwe is most common in: Central Province, where 71 percent are found, Southern Province, where 13 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Zambia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 34 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moonzwe92149/
Muonzwe921/
Monzwa83287/
Manzwe838/
Monzue837/
Moncwe831/
Monswe831/
Monchwe771,550/
Mhonzwa77140/
Manzwei7725/
Montswe776/
Monjwer771/
Moomzwe771/
Montcwe771/
Munzwer770/
Mottenzwei751/
Montshwe7187/
Montsweu711/
Monswess710/
Mancwe67203/
Munzwa67159/
Manzwa6798/
Monjue6775/
Monsue6748/
Manzwi6744/
Munswe6732/
Manswe6723/
Moncue675/
Manzue674/
Munjwe671/
Monzui671/
Monsve671/
Matinzwei671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Monzwe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis