Mzao Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mzao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mzao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mzao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mzao occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mzao click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzao? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mzao is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Mzao is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Mzao live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 80 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 20 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 22 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mzhao891/
Mdzao891/
Mzaout809/
Mzoa7558/
Msao7522/
Mjao751/
Mshao6779/
Mzoua678/
Mzoho678/
Msaod675/
Msaho672/
Mjaou672/
McAoa671/
McAoy671/
Mzoea671/

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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 Mzao
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