Mzava Surname

70,990th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,961 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mzava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mzava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6,2731:8,4401,110
Malawi6801:25,1753,828
England21:27,859,030389,889
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mzava Last Name Facts

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

Mzava occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzava? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 70,990th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,046,911 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzava live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mzava is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 6,273 people, or 1 in 8,440. In Tanzania it is most prevalent 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. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 10 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mzaeva9120/
Mzavah915/
Mzavas914/
Mzaba8090/
Msava8016/
Mjava801/
Mzawa801/
Mzova801/
McAva800/
Mzawua739/
Mshava736/
Msaeva735/
Msaiva734/
Mzabat734/
Mtsava732/
Mzaywa732/
M'Zaba731/
Mzawai731/
Mzaiwa731/
Mdzaba731/
Mchava731/
Mzabah731/
Msavah731/
Mjavas731/
Mzgawa731/
Msavai731/
McAvea730/
Mshaeva671/
Mjavaid671/
Mzahywa671/
Mjavaha671/

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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 Mzava
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