Mzamo Surname

77,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mzamo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mzamo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6,0591:8,9421,127
Zimbabwe1321:116,95615,881
Lesotho1001:20,3264,232
England101:5,571,806158,774
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Mzamo (8,400) may also be a first name.

Mzamo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mzamo (Russian: Мзамо) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzamo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 77,327th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,151,999 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzamo live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mzamo is also the 68,856th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 8,400 people.

The surname Mzamo is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 6,059 people, or 1 in 8,942. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent are found, Gauteng, where 16 percent are found and Western Cape, where 11 percent are found. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found and Lesotho, where 2 percent are found.

Mzamo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mzamo last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Mzamo earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.18% less than the national average, earning R 163,548 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mzamou911/
Mzamoi911/
Mzama801,302/
Msamo80156/
Mzomo805/
Mjamo805/
Mxamo803/
Mzemo802/
Mshamo7314/
Mzahma735/
Msaamo734/
Mdzomo731/
Msamoa731/
Mchamo731/

Mzamo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mzamo in the Russian language
Мзамоmzamo-

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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
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  • 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 Mzamo
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