Mzoba Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mzoba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mzoba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mzoba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mzoba is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzoba? popularity and diffusion

Mzoba is the 4,307,654th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzoba are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,529,441. In Tanzania Mzoba is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 60 percent reside, Geita Region, where 27 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 7 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 19 percent reside and Somalia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mzouba912/
Mzobe8015,013/
Mzowa80108/
Mzaba8090/
Msoba8075/
Mzeba8021/
Mxoba802/
Mzova801/
Mzobi801/
Mzuba801/
Mzobo801/
Mjoba801/
Mxhoba737/
Mdzobo737/
Mzioua734/
Mzabat734/
Mzieba733/
Mshoba733/
Mtsoba732/
Mzhobo731/
Mzobei731/
Mdzaba731/
Mzabah731/
M'Zaba731/
Mziouad67170/
Mtshoba674/
Mshobha673/
Mzobosh672/

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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 Mzoba
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