Mzeze Surname

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

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mzeze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mzeze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria841:2,108,84273,007
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Mzeze Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mzeze is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzeze? popularity and diffusion

Mzeze is the 1,882,912th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. Mzeze occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzeze are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Mzeze is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 2,108,842. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 89 percent are found and Edo, where 11 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.

Mzeze Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdzedze833/
Mzgezge831/
Mzsezse831/
Mzize801,222/
Mzeza80125/
Mzese8020/
Mzoze8010/
Mseze808/
Mzege808/
Mgeze807/
Mjeze806/
Mzaze804/
Mzezi803/
Mceze803/
Mxeze801/
Mëzezi738/
Mzeaza737/
Mcheze737/
Mzesse735/
Mzeeza734/
Mzeche732/
Mzetshe672/
Mdzetse671/
Mzetche671/

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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 Mzeze
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