Mzuza Surname

717,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mzuza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mzuza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
South Africa1621:334,43031,173
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mzuza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mzuza occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mzuza.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzuza? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 717,442nd most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 17,905,518 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzuza live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Not including Malawi this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 40 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent live.

Mzuza Last Name Statistics demography

Mzuza earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.7% less than the national average, earning R 60,132 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mjuza801,085/
Mzoza80159/
Mzuzi8054/
Mzuze8013/
Mzuzo8013/
Msuza805/
Mxuza804/
Mshuza731,246/
Msouza7311/
Mzouzi732/
Mdzuzo731/
Mshuzah679/
Mzeutsa672/
Mtshuza671/
Mdzodza671/
Mzoudja671/
Mshuzza671/

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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 Mzuza
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