Mziya Surname
Approximately 1,926 people bear this surname
Mziya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,830 | 1:9,355 | 1,452 |
| Zimbabwe | 62 | 1:249,004 | 26,834 |
| Tanzania | 27 | 1:1,960,800 | 47,770 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Mziya (311) may also be a first name.
Mziya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mziya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mziya (Russian: Мзия) is found most in Malawi. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mziya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 213,723rd most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,783,773 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mziya live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 498,315th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 311 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,830 people, or 1 in 9,355. Aside from Malawi it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mdziya | 91 | 28 | / |
| Mhziya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mziyah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Msiya | 80 | 3,982 | / |
| Mzeya | 80 | 42 | / |
| Mjiya | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mgiya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mzaia | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mxiya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mzaya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mziyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Msiyah | 73 | 342 | / |
| Mshiya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mxhiya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mzihyo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mzayat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mchiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mzayad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msiyad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mzae | 67 | 596 | / |
| Mzei | 67 | 164 | / |
| Mtshiya | 67 | 87 | / |
| Mzoa | 67 | 58 | / |
| Mzau | 67 | 41 | / |
| Mzaa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mzui | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mzai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mssiyah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mzye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mzuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mzea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mzey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msaiaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mzay | 67 | 1 | / |
Mziya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mziya in the Russian language | ||
| Мзия | mzia | - |
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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 Mziya
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