Mzumara Surname

41,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mzumara Surname User-submission:

Mzumara is a name that means 'the village has finished'; Malawi's Tumbuka phrase, "muzi wamara".

Mzumara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi11,9201:1,436141
Zambia5771:27,4702,877
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Botswana281:78,10513,263
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
England101:5,571,806158,774
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mzumara Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mzumara is a name that means 'the village has finished'; Malawi's Tumbuka phrase, "muzi wamara".

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Mzumara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mzumara is most common in Malawi. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzumara? popularity and diffusion

It is the 41,327th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 576,410 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzumara reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 11,920 people, or 1 in 1,436. Beside Malawi Mzumara occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 5 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Mzumara Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mzumara earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 22.58% more than the national average, earning R 291,288 per year and in United States they earn 40.67% more than the national average, earning $60,696 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Zumara933/
Mzumari8670/
Mjumara864/
Mzomara861/
Msumari714,074/
Msumary71132/
Mjumary711/
McOmara710/
Mceumorais591/
Msomari5719/
Mshomari531/
Mshomary531/

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