Mzee Surname

17,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mzee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mzee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania24,1451:2,193285
Kenya5,5921:8,2581,082
Malawi8631:19,8373,086
DR Congo6641:111,26412,279
Uganda5641:69,2197,725
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
England181:3,095,448105,421
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Qatar61:393,00055,922
China41:341,830,39216,990
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Tonga11:107,313791
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Mzee (13,059) may also be a first name.

Mzee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mzee (Arabic: مزي) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzee? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 17,220th most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 226,469 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mzee are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 51,126th most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 13,059 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 24,145 people, or 1 in 2,193. In Tanzania Mzee is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent live, Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 14 percent live and Tanga Region, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Mzee occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 17 percent live and Malawi, where 3 percent live.

Mzee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mzee last name is primarily Christian (64%) in Kenya.

The amount Mzee earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.03% less than the national average, earning R 49,836 per year; in United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.54% less than the national average, earning $35,008 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McZee8911/
Mzeer894/
M'Zee894/
Mdzee892/
Mzeed892/
Mzeez891/
Mzeye891/
Mze866,225/
Mrzeeh8011/
Mzeedh806/
Hmzeet801/
Mmzeez801/
Mzae75596/
Mdze75330/
Msee75220/
Mzei75164/
M'Ze75132/
Mzer7569/
Mgee7538/
Mzeh7528/
Mjee7527/
Mzie7512/
Mzue7510/
Mzed755/
Mzet752/
Mzea751/
Mzes751/
Mzey751/
Mzye751/
Mtze751/
Mcze751/
Mjze751/
Hmze751/
Mjeed67483/
Mshee67234/
Mzher67168/
Mjeje67167/
Mseer67116/
Mseje6783/
Mzeya6742/
M'Jee6714/
McCee679/
Mdzer677/
Mzawe677/
Mrzeh676/
M'Gee674/
Mgeye674/
Mtsee674/
Mdzeh674/
Mzeyi674/
Mzied674/
Mseed674/
McZey673/
Mhsee673/
McZei672/
Mzaye671/
Mdrze671/
Mszoe671/
Mzehy671/
Mdgee671/
McEes671/
Mseet671/
Mseie671/
Mzaeh671/
Mmzie671/
Mgeje671/
Mzesh671/
Mjeeh671/
Mdzie671/
McEer671/
Mssee671/
Mseez671/
Mczie671/

Mzee Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mzee in the Arabic language
مزيmzy-
مزىmzy-

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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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  • 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 Mzee
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