Mzuma Surname
Approximately 883 people bear this surname
Mzuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 471 | 1:36,346 | 5,352 |
| Tanzania | 403 | 1:131,369 | 12,293 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mzuma (170) may also be a first name.
Mzuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mzuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mzuma occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mzuma? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mzuma is the 398,612th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 8,253,166 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzuma live; 54 percent live in Southern Africa and 54 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 701,320th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 170 people.
The last name Mzuma is most numerous in Malawi, where it is borne by 471 people, or 1 in 36,346. Apart from Malawi Mzuma occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 46 percent reside and Zambia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mdzuma | 91 | 183 | / |
| M'Zuma | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mzoumga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mzoma | 80 | 1,421 | / |
| Mxuma | 80 | 481 | / |
| Msuma | 80 | 300 | / |
| Mjuma | 80 | 288 | / |
| Mzume | 80 | 144 | / |
| Mzumi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mzumo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Msumai | 73 | 331 | / |
| Mxhuma | 73 | 253 | / |
| Mzoumi | 73 | 136 | / |
| Mshuma | 73 | 8 | / |
| Msumat | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mtsuma | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mcauma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mjumaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mzomah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmjuma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mcouma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtshuma | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mchouma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mchauma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Msusmma | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mzuma
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