Mzama Surname

293,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mzama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mzama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,1501:14,8862,336
South Africa851:637,38547,411
Zimbabwe641:241,22226,284
England21:27,859,030389,889
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mzama (51) may also be a first name.

Mzama Last Name Facts

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

Mzama (Arabic: مزامي) occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mzama.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzama? popularity and diffusion

It is the 293,375th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,597,193 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzama live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mzama is also the 1,396,783rd most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 51 people.

The last name is most numerous in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,150 people, or 1 in 14,886. Apart from Malawi Mzama is found in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 7 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.

Mzama Last Name Statistics demography

Mzama earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.79% less than the national average, earning R 169,224 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mzahma915/
Mzamai911/
Mzamo806,326/
Mzoma801,421/
Msama80472/
Mzame80133/
Mzema8041/
Mjama8019/
Mzami809/
Mcama802/
Mxama801/
Mshama731,368/
Msaima73105/
Msamad7320/
Mjamaa737/
Msamma734/
Mtsama733/
Msamau732/
Mzahmi732/
Mdzema732/
Msamoa731/
Mjaima731/
Mzamoi731/
Mcauma731/
Mzamou731/
Mzomah731/
Msamah731/
Mzaami731/
Msamaa731/
Mtsamai67147/
Msamaha6710/
Mshamma6710/
Mchauma674/
Mdzemma673/
Mchamad671/
Mtshama671/
McSamma670/

Mzama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mzama in the Arabic language
مزاميmzamy-

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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 Mzama
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