Mzimwa Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mzimwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mzimwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1151:460,36231,974
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

Mzimwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mzimwa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mzimwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzimwa? popularity and diffusion

Mzimwa is the 1,596,935th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzimwa reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 460,362. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dodoma Region, where 92 percent are found and Rukwa Region, where 8 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 7 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdzimwa921/
Mzimba838,006/
Mgimwa834,665/
Msimwa836/
Mjimwa832/
Mximwa831/
Mdzinwa77604/
Mchimwa7711/
Mdzimba777/
Mzimbha772/
Mzimmba771/
Msemwa6717,261/
Mgimba6715,215/
Mxinwa671,406/
Msimba671,097/
Mzemba67664/
Mzimbe6723/
Mzimbi6718/
Mximba674/
Mgemwa674/
Mzimbo672/
Msimwe672/
Mzemwi672/
Mginwa671/
Mcimba671/
Mzinba671/
Mzemwe671/

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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 Mzimwa
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