Mtwazi Surname

348,836th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,047 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mtwazi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtwazi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0071:53,8016,837
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mtwazi Last Name Facts

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

Mtwazi is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtwazi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mtwazi is the 348,836th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 6,960,407 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtwazi are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,007 people, or 1 in 53,801. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 53 percent reside, Western Cape, where 18 percent reside and Gauteng, where 16 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Mtwazi Last Name Statistics demography

Mtwazi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.24% less than the national average, earning R 142,008 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthwazi92370/
Mtwasi8322/
Mtwaze836/
Mtwezi832/
Mtwozi831/
Mdwazi831/
Mtwaza831/
Mthwasi7718/
Mthwaza7714/
Mthwezi773/
Mthwaze773/
Mtwase675/
Mdwaza672/
Mtwaje671/
Mtuadza621/
Mtwese502/
Mdwesi501/
Mdwase501/

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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 Mtwazi
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