Mzanda Surname
Approximately 358 people bear this surname
Mzanda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Tanzania | 146 | 1:362,614 | 26,759 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mzanda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mzanda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mzanda is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mzanda.
How Common Is The Last Name Mzanda? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mzanda is the 788,513th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 20,356,274 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mzanda are found; 59 percent are found in Southern Africa and 59 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Aside from Malawi Mzanda occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 41 percent are found and Scotland, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mzonda | 83 | 777 | / |
| Msanda | 83 | 476 | / |
| Mzandi | 83 | 153 | / |
| Mxanda | 83 | 74 | / |
| Mjanda | 83 | 16 | / |
| Mzande | 83 | 13 | / |
| Msandai | 77 | 93 | / |
| Msanday | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mzondai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mshanda | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mtshanda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtsianda | 71 | 1 | / |
| McHandas | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Shanda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Msonda | 67 | 2,793 | / |
| Mzondi | 67 | 1,755 | / |
| Mzondo | 67 | 1,055 | / |
| Msando | 67 | 353 | / |
| Mzonde | 67 | 264 | / |
| Mcandi | 67 | 51 | / |
| Msandi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mxamda | 67 | 3 | / |
| Msande | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mjandi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mzanda
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