Mzinyati Surname

471,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 712 people bear this surname

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

Mzinyati Surname User-submission:

The Mzinyati surname means 'house of Buffaloes' in the isiXhosa language. It is derived from the words Mzi-, referring to a house, and -nyati, meaning 'buffalo'.

Mzinyati Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7091:76,4149,497
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mzinyati Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mzinyati surname means 'house of Buffaloes' in the isiXhosa language. It is derived from the words Mzi-, referring to a house, and -nyati, meaning 'buffalo'.

- ziyandamzinyati

Mzinyati Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mzinyati is found most in South Africa. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzinyati? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 471,234th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 10,235,317 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzinyati live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 709 people, or 1 in 76,414. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent are found, Western Cape, where 17 percent are found and Gauteng, where 10 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Mzinyati Last Name Statistics demography

Mzinyati earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 18.88% less than the national average, earning R 192,780 per year.

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Misniyati822/
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Mzinyathe821/
Musinyati821/
Mouzinati821/
Msinyauti821/
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Mzindai801/
Misniati75390/
Macinati75134/
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Mazanati754/
Mezianat752/
Masinati752/
Mazianti751/
Mazindya751/
Muzainat751/
Mézianat751/
Mazonati751/
Mezanati751/
Misnayawati7488/
Muazziyanti744/
Misnawati711,798/
My Zenati711,129/
Mzinda71669/
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Misniwati7128/
Mazzanati7127/
Mazanatti7121/
Misiyanti7113/
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Musniyati7110/
Miyasanti719/
Misuyanti717/
Muhsinati716/
Mezzanati716/
Mocinhati716/
Mucinhati716/
Masinatti714/
Musiyanti713/
Masniyati713/
Mzinto713/
McInti712/
Mosinahti712/
Misnat712/
Mazinetti711/
Mezint711/
Maznat711/
Mazionyte711/
Mosinhati711/
Mazinotti711/
Mazzinato711/
Missinati711/
McInattie710/
Muzinda671,427/
Mazinda67501/
Msindai67471/
Misenti67355/
Mesnati67311/
Mazanti67276/
Misnadi67265/
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Missnat6749/
Masinti6738/
Misniawati6730/
Misanti6730/
Mozindi6727/
Misonti6726/
Misnato6724/
Meziant6723/
Mazindi6723/
Misnahwati6719/
Musnati6716/
Misjayanti6714/
Mazzanatti6713/
Mussinhati6713/
Muzanti6712/
Misneti6711/
Muzenti6711/
Moucinatti6711/
Mizinda6710/
Masnati679/
Muizayanti677/
Messiniati676/
Maizayanti675/
Misnata675/
Musinat675/
Musinawati674/
Muzayyanti674/
Mozinto672/
Mazinta672/
Meznate672/
Mosinti672/
McIntie671/
Mazzinetti671/
Msinoti671/
Mozeinatou671/
Mozenti671/
Mosinat671/
Mussinatti671/
Mazinot671/
Mezonat671/
Misinti671/
Mhisnat671/
Mazinto671/
Maziant671/
Mezenat671/
Musinhatti671/
Misnaid671/
Mezzanatti671/
Mesinti671/
Maizinotti671/
Mazonti670/
Mozanti670/
Mezanti670/

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