Mgalula Surname

93,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mgalula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgalula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5,0751:10,4321,347
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mgalula (339) may also be a first name.

Mgalula Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mgalula occurs most in Tanzania. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgalula? popularity and diffusion

Mgalula is the 93,749th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,433,146 people. Mgalula is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgalula are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 474,488th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 339 people.

It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5,075 people, or 1 in 10,432. In Tanzania Mgalula is primarily found in: Tabora Region, where 38 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 10 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 9 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Mgalula occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgalulah934/
Mgallula934/
Malula922,988/
Mailula869,974/
Mallula865,904/
Maluila86275/
Malaula86209/
Maloula86119/
Maluula8687/
Malgula8655/
Maleula8642/
Malulla8617/
Mgaluli8613/
Matlula8613/
Mgalila868/
Malhula862/
Mgalule862/
Mhalula862/
Mahlula862/
Malulay861/
Majlula861/
Maylula861/
Malulia861/
Mmalula861/
Mahlaula80847/
Magliula8028/
Malaulau8024/
Malullah8023/
Mallulla807/
Maululia806/
Malhoula805/
Mallutla804/
Mahlulah804/
Maaloula803/
Mailulla801/
Mahulula801/
Maallula801/
Mallaula801/
Maloulah801/
Mgaalila801/
Mailulia801/
Malola774,638/
Molula77159/
Malulo7746/
Mahatlula751/
Mailola71838/
Mahlulo71792/
Mallola71271/
Malaulo71150/
Maluilo7189/
Moloula7148/
Malujlo7118/
Mgolola7113/
Malolla7111/
Mailloulas7110/
Malulot717/
Malulei717/
Mailulo716/
Malhola716/
Maluley714/
Mengaliuly714/
Mollula713/
Malolha712/
Molaula711/
Maylola711/
Masliullah711/
Moilula711/
Maliulo711/
Moluila711/
Mohlula711/
Magliulo672,524/
Mahlaulo67176/
Mallolla6755/
Maloulou6714/
Mailolla6710/
Mouloula679/
Mohlaula674/
Malollai673/
Malouloy672/
Malluley672/
Mmailola671/
Molauloa671/
Maillola671/
Maloulos671/
Malulley671/
Malloola671/

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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 Mgalula
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