Muhaza Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Muhaza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muhaza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1261:420,17229,494
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Muhaza (37) may also be a first name.

Muhaza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muhaza has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhaza? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,434,893rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Muhaza reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Muhaza is also the 1,688,769th most commonly occurring given name on earth, borne by 37 people.

It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 420,172. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Pwani Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muhaiza928/
Muhazaa926/
Muhazah921/
Muhazau921/
Muhahaza8634/
Muhaizaa866/
Muhaizea861/
Muhoza8347,526/
Muazah83150/
Muuaza836/
Mouaza834/
Muhazo833/
Mihaza831/
Muhacha7728/
Mouadza771/
Mouaiza771/
Muhodza771/
Mouhazou7110/
Muhatcha712/
Muhaicha711/
Mouaizai711/
Muhozo672/
Mouaca671/
Mihazo671/
Mouazo671/
Mouhaicha671/

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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 Muhaza
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