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

The last name Mzama (Arabic: مزامي) is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzama? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 293,375th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 5,597,193 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzama reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mzama is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 51 people.

The surname is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,150 people, or 1 in 14,886. Excluding Malawi Mzama exists in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 7 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.

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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