Mzava Surname
Approximately 6,961 people bear this surname
Mzava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6,273 | 1:8,440 | 1,110 |
| Malawi | 680 | 1:25,175 | 3,828 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mzava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mzava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mzava occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mzava? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 70,990th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,046,911 people. The surname Mzava occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzava live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Mzava is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6,273 people, or 1 in 8,440. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 19 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 14 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Mzava exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 10 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mzaeva | 91 | 20 | / |
| Mzavah | 91 | 5 | / |
| Mzavas | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mzaba | 80 | 90 | / |
| Msava | 80 | 16 | / |
| Mjava | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mzawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mzova | 80 | 1 | / |
| McAva | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mzawua | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mshava | 73 | 6 | / |
| Msaeva | 73 | 5 | / |
| Msaiva | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mzabat | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mtsava | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mzaywa | 73 | 2 | / |
| M'Zaba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mzawai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mzaiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mdzaba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mchava | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mzabah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msavah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mjavas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mzgawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msavai | 73 | 1 | / |
| McAvea | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mshaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mjavaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mzahywa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mjavaha | 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 Mzava
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