Mzimwa Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Mzimwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 115 | 1:460,362 | 31,974 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mdzimwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mzimba | 83 | 8,006 | / |
| Mgimwa | 83 | 4,665 | / |
| Msimwa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mjimwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mximwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mdzinwa | 77 | 604 | / |
| Mchimwa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mdzimba | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mzimbha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mzimmba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Msemwa | 67 | 17,261 | / |
| Mgimba | 67 | 15,215 | / |
| Mxinwa | 67 | 1,406 | / |
| Msimba | 67 | 1,097 | / |
| Mzemba | 67 | 664 | / |
| Mzimbe | 67 | 23 | / |
| Mzimbi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mximba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mgemwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mzimbo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Msimwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mzemwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mginwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mcimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mzinba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mzemwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mzimwa
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