Mwaza Surname

415,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mwaza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwaza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
DR Congo2871:257,42024,363
Zambia1281:123,8289,362
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Botswana171:128,64318,229
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Mwaza (228) may also be a first name.

Mwaza Last Name Facts

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

Mwaza is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwaza? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 415,769th most common surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 8,706,745 people. The surname Mwaza is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwaza reside; 61 percent reside in Southern Africa and 61 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mwaza is also the 594,918th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 228 people.

The last name is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Besides Malawi this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 34 percent are found and Zambia, where 15 percent are found.

Mwaza Last Name Statistics demography

Mwaza earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 119.9% more than the national average, earning R 522,576 per year.

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Mwaaza9111/
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Mwaizai839/
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Mbaza806,040/
Mwasa804,278/
Muaza80860/
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Mwaija733/
Mwaagi733/
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Mbauza732/
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M'Baza732/
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Mwasaha67701/
Mwachai67444/
Mwatcha67440/
Mwatsha67309/
Mmbaiza67264/
Mwadzoi6721/
M'Bazaa6711/
Mwatsia6710/
Mwaadzi677/
Muhazaa676/
Mwahasa674/
Mwaacha674/
Mbazzah671/
Mwachea671/
Mwaetsa671/
Mwahaso671/
Mwautsa671/
Muhazau671/
Muhazat671/
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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 Mwaza
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