Mzisi Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

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

Mzisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mzisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mzisi (7) may also be a first name.

Mzisi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mzisi is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzisi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Mzisi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzisi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mzisi is also the 4,548,448th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 7 people.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa Mzisi is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 67 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 17 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 17 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mzitshi8313/
Mzizi8012,707/
Msisi802,306/
Mzisa8035/
Mzigi8018/
Mgisi8010/
Mjisi804/
Mzise801/
Mzesi801/
Mxishi7321/
Mzishe7313/
Mdzisa733/
Mtsisi732/
Mzysiz731/
Mshisi731/
Msishi731/
Mzigie731/
Mssisi731/
Mshishi6759/
Mtshisi6746/
Mzitshe6711/
Mssissi6711/
Mzaichi674/
Mdzishe671/
Mchishi671/

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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 Mzisi
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