Mzenje Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mzenje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mzenje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe541:285,89329,291
Zambia301:528,33122,995
England61:9,286,343223,652
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mzenje (14) may also be a first name.

Mzenje Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mzenje occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mzenje click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzenje? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,882,912th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Mzenje live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 14 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 285,893. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 46 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 37 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 17 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe Mzenje occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 31 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mzene9139/
Mzanje83336/
Mzenge83283/
Mzenze83141/
Mjenje832/
Mzenji831/
Mzonje831/
Mzengeh7711/
Mzena731,736/
Mjene7312/
Mgene7311/
Msene739/
Mzenh731/
Mzeny731/
M'Chenje713/
Mtshenje712/
Mzhenzhe711/
Mgenge675,432/
Msenge67599/
Mxenge67527/
Msenye67462/
Mzenzi67435/
Mrzena67382/
Mzengi67359/
Mjenge67122/
Mzinja6769/
McEune6730/
Msenji6726/
Msinje6718/
Msanje6710/
McEney676/
Mzenza676/
Mgence674/
Mzinji674/
Msense674/
Mgenye671/
Mzeeni671/
Mxenye671/
Mzeina671/
Msence671/
Mgener671/
Mhcene671/
Mgense671/
McEnee671/
Mcener671/
McEnie671/
Mchenj671/
McEnea670/

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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 Mzenje
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