Mzwana Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mzwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mzwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1701:318,69230,132
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mzwana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mzwana is found most frequently in South Africa. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzwana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,310,135th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzwana reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 318,692. In South Africa Mzwana is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 35 percent are found, Gauteng, where 35 percent are found and Western Cape, where 19 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Mzwana Last Name Statistics demography

Mzwana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.32% less than the national average, earning R 91,908 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdzwana9214/
Mzwanga924/
Mzwane83161/
Mswana8348/
Mzuana831/
Mshwana77254/
Mtswana7716/
Mchwana773/
Mzwange772/
Mzwangi771/
Mchwanga7177/
Mtshwana716/
Mshwanay711/
Mtswhana711/
McWhanna710/
Mswane672,700/
Mswani67204/
Mjwane676/
Msuana671/
Mcwani671/
Mswena671/

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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 Mzwana
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