Mzaliwa Surname

349,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,045 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mzaliwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mzaliwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5741:92,2339,227
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mzaliwa (298) may also be a first name.

Mzaliwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mzaliwa is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzaliwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 349,405th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 6,973,728 people. The last name Mzaliwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzaliwa live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mzaliwa is also the 510,666th most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 298 people.

The last name Mzaliwa is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 574 people, or 1 in 92,233. In Tanzania Mzaliwa is most common in: Rukwa Region, where 39 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 38 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 21 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 28 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside.

Mzaliwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mzaliwa surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mzaliwah931/
Mjaliwa8616/
Msaliwa8614/
Mzolewa711/
Msoliswa671/
Mtshaliba634/
Mcheiliwa631/
Mselewa571,068/
Msaluva577/
McAleavy53376/
McAlevay532/
Mceleywa531/
McAlivey530/
McAleavey50579/
McAleaviy501/
Mshalebhi501/
McAullive500/

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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 Mzaliwa
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