Mzila Surname

79,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mzila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mzila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5,4841:9,8791,227
Zimbabwe4751:32,5025,031
Tanzania921:575,45236,554
Algeria601:643,85939,768
Botswana281:78,10513,263
England141:3,979,861125,553
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mzila (217) may also be a first name.

Mzila Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mzila occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzila? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 79,126th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,181,317 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzila are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 612,983rd most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 217 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 5,484 people, or 1 in 9,879. In South Africa Mzila is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 76 percent live, Gauteng, where 16 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent live. Apart from South Africa Mzila is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.

Mzila Last Name Statistics demography

Mzila earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.2% less than the national average, earning R 146,868 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Zila91177/
Mdzila914/
Mzilay914/
Mzuila911/
Mzilai911/
Mzailat831/
Msila802,262/
Mzili801,180/
Mjila80894/
Mgila80418/
Mzily80239/
Mzile8096/
Mzilo8023/
Mzela8014/
Mxila801/
Mshzhila771/
Mshila73938/
Mtsila73656/
Mjaila73286/
Mjilah7390/
Msaila736/
M'Zili735/
Mzzili734/
Mzelga734/
Mtjila733/
Mzelea732/
Mziele731/
Mdzela731/
M'Sila731/
McIlay731/
Mgilya731/
Msilau731/
Msilia731/
Mjilya731/
Mzaili731/
Mcilga731/
Mzileu731/
Mzilahowa711,385/
Mshilla6793/
Mssilea679/
Msheila675/
Mshaila674/
Mtshila672/
Mchilas672/

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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 Mzila
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