Muheza Surname
Approximately 781 people bear this surname
Muheza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 771 | 1:68,666 | 7,239 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Muheza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muheza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Muheza is found most in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Muheza? popularity and diffusion
It is the 438,773rd most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 9,331,045 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muheza live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Muheza is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 771 people, or 1 in 68,666. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 97 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Tanzania Muheza occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muhezha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Miheza | 83 | 244 | / |
| Muhiza | 83 | 22 | / |
| Muheca | 83 | 2 | / |
| Muhaiza | 77 | 8 | / |
| Muhecha | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mauhiza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mauhizah | 71 | 8 | / |
| Muhaizaa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Muhaizea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhizo | 67 | 143 | / |
| Mouiza | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mauiza | 67 | 8 | / |
| Muhica | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouhica | 62 | 240 | / |
| Mouicha | 62 | 13 | / |
| Mauizah | 62 | 10 | / |
| Mouaiza | 62 | 1 | / |
| Muhecho | 62 | 1 | / |
| Muhizho | 62 | 1 | / |
| Muhetsho | 57 | 34 | / |
| Mouychai | 57 | 4 | / |
| Muhaicha | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mouaizai | 57 | 1 | / |
| Miiza | 55 | 12 | / |
| Mouhaicha | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mauidzhah | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mihizo | 50 | 21 | / |
| Mauica | 50 | 3 | / |
| Mouica | 50 | 2 | / |
| Muuica | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Muheza
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis