Mzi Surname

621,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Mzi Surname User-submission:

Mzi is an African surname, which means 'roots'.

Mzi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3031:178,80419,656
Algeria761:508,31037,383
Kosovo671:27,7892,869
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
France21:33,211,361423,184
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Mzi (373) may also be a first name.

Mzi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mzi is an African surname, which means 'roots'.

- manqobakhumalo

Mzi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mzi is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 621,618th most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 14,752,117 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Mzi live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mzi is also the 449,413th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 373 people.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 303 people, or 1 in 178,804. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 45 percent live, Gauteng, where 24 percent live and Western Cape, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 15 percent live and Kosovo, where 14 percent live.

Mzi Last Name Statistics demography

Mzi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.88% less than the national average, earning R 116,736 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mzei86164/
Mzid8681/
Mzhi8618/
Mzui8614/
Mzai8614/
Mzie8612/
Hmzi867/
Mzii864/
Mzzi863/
Mziz863/
Mrzi862/
Mëzi862/
Mhzi861/
Mdzi861/
Mmzi861/
Mtzi861/
Mzić861/
Mszi861/
Mzgis756/
Mzied754/
Mzaia753/
Mzaid752/
Mmzai752/
Mtzih752/
McZei752/
Mrzhi751/
Mzchi751/
Msdzi751/
Mczie751/
M'Ziz751/
Mmzie751/
Mxzoi751/
Mdzid751/
Mzich751/
Mdzie751/
Msi677,464/
Mze676,225/
Mji67650/
Mzé67537/
Mza67366/
Mxi67214/
Mzj6738/
Mgi6727/
Mhtrzi6715/
Mmtzis6713/
Mzy679/
Mtzich674/
Mdzaid672/
Mzahai671/
Mtshzi671/
McZzei671/
Mmdzai671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mzi
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