Mlaga Surname

228,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Togo

Mlaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,2271:43,1474,904
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Peru381:836,42417,653
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
England41:13,929,515290,718
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Mlaga (27) may also be a first name.

Mlaga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mlaga is found most in Tanzania. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlaga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 228,573rd most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,110,291 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Mlaga reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mlaga is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 27 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,227 people, or 1 in 43,147. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 50 percent reside, Songwe Region, where 19 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 24 percent reside and Peru, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlanga914,567/
Mlagha911,776/
Mlyaga916/
Mhlaga914/
Mlaiga912/
Mlagai912/
Mlaaga911/
Mhlanga83109,001/
Mlang'a83587/
Mlyanga83161/
Mlahaga83141/
Mlangay8348/
Mellaga8314/
Mlhanga8311/
Mlagaja839/
Mlianga834/
Millaga832/
Mhlahga831/
Mlangaa831/
Mlangau831/
Mlega80733/
Mlagi80226/
Mlage8017/
Mlago8013/
Mloga803/
Millanga7775/
M'Hlanga7729/
Mhlangah7719/
Mhlangai772/
Mhhlanga772/
Mhlangaa772/
Mhlaanga772/
Mellanga771/
Mh'langa771/
Mlyang'a771/
Millagas771/
Mhlhanga771/
Mlangi731,507/
Mlango73949/
Mlonga73904/
Mlange73200/
Mlaghe7374/
Mlagho739/
Mlagui732/
Mlaigo731/
Mleega731/
Mlooga731/
Mlages731/
Mhlega731/
Mlyage731/
Mlyang'aa711/
Mellhagga711/
Millage671,119/
Mlaghui67194/
Mellage67160/
Mhlango67145/
Mhlonga67139/
Mellega67115/
Melloga6758/
Millega6725/
Milloga6724/
Mølager6714/
Mellago6712/
M'Lango6711/
Mellagi6711/
Mlanguy677/
Mhlange676/
Millago676/
Mlongaa674/
Mhlangi671/
Mliango671/
Millagi671/
Mlahago671/

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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 Mlaga
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