Mzanywa Surname

252,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mzanywa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mzanywa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,2391:43,7275,578
Zimbabwe2241:68,92110,300
Botswana991:22,0904,408
England61:9,286,343223,652

Mzanywa (767) may also be a first name.

Mzanywa Last Name Facts

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

Mzanywa occurs most in South Africa. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Mzanywa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzanywa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 252,393rd most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,647,670 people. The last name Mzanywa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzanywa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mzanywa is also the 296,432nd most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 767 people.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,239 people, or 1 in 43,727. In South Africa Mzanywa is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent are found, Western Cape, where 11 percent are found and Gauteng, where 10 percent are found. Beside South Africa Mzanywa is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent are found and Botswana, where 6 percent are found.

Mzanywa Last Name Statistics demography

Mzanywa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.66% less than the national average, earning R 145,764 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mzannywa931/
Mzonywa8624/
Mcanywa865/
Mzanuwa864/
Mzaniwa862/
Mzanjwa861/
Mxhanywa8064/
Mxonywa71106/
Msaniwa7150/
Msonywa7126/
Mjaniwa714/
Mconywa713/
Msonjwa571/
Msanisva531/
Mchoneswa501/

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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 Mzanywa
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