Mzim Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

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

Mzim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mzim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mzim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mzim occurs most in South Africa. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,776,799th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Mzim occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzim live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,128,702. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 44 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 42 percent are found and Western Cape, where 13 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Mzim occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.

Mzim Last Name Statistics demography

Mzim earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.14% less than the national average, earning R 166,020 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mzaim8917/
Mzime892/
Mzimne801/
McZimm801/
Msim7561/
Mzem757/
Mzin756/
Mjim755/
Mgim752/
Mxim752/
Msime6717/
Mdzin675/
Mzien673/
Mjoim672/
Mzeem672/
Mtsim671/
Hmzin671/
Mshim671/
Mrzin671/
McCim670/

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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 Mzim
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