Mzima Surname

226,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,797 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mzima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mzima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0341:52,3966,622
Malawi6541:26,1763,951
Tanzania511:1,038,07145,916
Zimbabwe461:335,61432,404
England61:9,286,343223,652
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mzima (32) may also be a first name.

Mzima Last Name Facts

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

Mzima is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mzima click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzima? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mzima is the 226,028th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,055,396 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzima are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mzima is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 32 people.

Mzima is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,034 people, or 1 in 52,396. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 31 percent live, Free State, where 27 percent live and North West, where 17 percent live. Outside of South Africa it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 36 percent live and Tanzania, where 3 percent live.

Mzima Last Name Statistics demography

Mzima earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.9% less than the national average, earning R 114,300 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mzimaz9112/
Mzimaa912/
Mzimah911/
Mdzima911/
Mzimea911/
Mjima80735/
Mzema8041/
Msima8036/
Mgima8016/
Mzimo807/
Mzimi803/
Mzime802/
Mshima73156/
Msaima73105/
Mtsima7319/
Mdzema732/
Mzimiz732/
Mzimmi731/
Mjaima731/
Mzemea731/
Msimat731/
McImas730/
Mzimmie676/
Mdzemma673/
Mchimga671/
Mmshima671/
McCimea670/

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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 Mzima
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