Mzuga Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mzuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mzuga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1531:346,02425,597
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mzuga (19) may also be a first name.

Mzuga Last Name Facts

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

Mzuga has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzuga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,281,391st most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzuga live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 19 people.

Mzuga is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 346,024. In Tanzania Mzuga is most numerous in: Singida Region, where 92 percent live, Geita Region, where 3 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 3 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Mzuga is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 13 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mzunga912,859/
Mzuuga91221/
Mzugha91176/
Mzugaa911/
Mzughga83103/
Mdzunga838/
Mzuunga835/
Mzuugha831/
Mzungha831/
Mzungah831/
Mdzuuga831/
Mzuegha831/
Mzugi80115/
Msuga8076/
Mzuge804/
Mjuga802/
Mčuga801/
Mdzughga774/
Mzoughga774/
Mzoughat771/
Msuega731,875/
Msunga731,300/
Mjugha735/
Mseuga735/
Mzungi734/
Mzuugo734/
Msugha732/
Mshuga732/
Msuiga731/
Mzunge731/
Mzughi731/
Mzoughi67645/
Mzougui67354/
Mtsunga67230/
Mshunga67146/
Msughga6721/
Msuegha676/
Msungaa674/
Msuegaa671/
Mzoughy671/
Msuunga671/
Mshuega671/
Mtsuega671/

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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 Mzuga
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