Mzilo Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mzilo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mzilo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania221:2,406,43748,353
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mzilo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mzilo is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzilo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mzilo is the 4,116,508th most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. Mzilo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzilo reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Mzilo is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 2,406,437. In Tanzania Mzilo is most common in: Tabora Region, where 41 percent are found, Kigoma Region, where 18 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mzila806,169/
Mjilo801,028/
Msilo8017/
M'Zila73177/
Mdzila734/
Mtsilo733/
Mdzelo732/
Mzuila731/
Mjuilo731/
Mzileu731/
Msielo731/
Msailo731/
McIloy730/
Mzilahowa711,385/
Mtshilo6717/
Mssilou672/
Hmzeloo671/
Mzailat671/
Mtsielo671/
McIlooy670/

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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 Mzilo
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