Mlagala Surname

399,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 881 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mlagala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlagala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8761:60,4366,484
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Mlagala Last Name Facts

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

Mlagala is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlagala? popularity and diffusion

Mlagala is the 399,363rd most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 8,271,902 people. The surname Mlagala occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlagala are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mlagala is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 876 people, or 1 in 60,436. In Tanzania Mlagala is primarily concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 28 percent live, Iringa Region, where 25 percent live and Singida Region, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlangala93311/
Mhlangala8873/
Millagala881/
Mellagatla821/
Mlangali801,623/
Mlangale806/
Mlogela714/
Mlongola67282/
Millangalle672/
Mlogolo5718/
Mlegelo572/
Mlongole537/
Mlongolo534/
Mlogholo531/
Mlongoilo501/
Mhlongolo501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Mlagala
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis