Mwazima Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwazima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwazima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Zambia211:754,75827,278
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Mwazima (42) may also be a first name.

Mwazima Last Name Facts

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

Mwazima is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mwazima.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwazima? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,871,545th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. Mwazima is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwazima are found; 77 percent are found in Central Africa and 77 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mwazima is also the 1,566,439th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 42 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 985,061. Outside of The DR Congo it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 21 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwadzima9313/
Mbazima862,270/
Mwasima86106/
Mwazema8675/
Mwajima8621/
Mwagima861/
Mbhazima8078/
Muazaima805/
Mwaisima801/
Muhazima801/
Mwachima801/
Mwasema71240/
Muajima71178/
Mbazema7132/
Mwasimo714/
Mwajema714/
Mbazimo711/
Mbazimi711/
Mwachema6770/
Muazzema671/
Mwachimo671/
Mbahachima591/
Muasema574/
Mbagema574/
Mwasemo572/
Mwaseme571/
Mbazemo571/
Mwajemi571/
Mwajeme571/
Muajime571/
Muazeme571/
Muajjma571/
Mbazeemo5313/
Muhajimi531/

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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 Mwazima
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