Mlagha Surname

228,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mlagha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlagha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9391:56,3816,136
Malawi8361:20,4773,173
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mlagha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mlagha is found most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlagha? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 228,232nd most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,103,348 people. The surname Mlagha occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlagha reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mlagha is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 939 people, or 1 in 56,381. In Tanzania it is most common in: Songwe Region, where 50 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 48 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 47 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlaga911,773/
Mlanga834,567/
Mlaghe8374/
Mlagho839/
Mlyaga836/
Mhlaga834/
Mlegha833/
Mlaiga832/
Mlagai832/
Mlaaga831/
Mhlanga77109,001/
Mlang'a77587/
Mlaghui77194/
Mlyanga77161/
Mlahaga77141/
Mlangay7748/
Mellaga7714/
Mlagaja779/
Mlianga774/
Millaga772/
Mlangau771/
Mlangaa771/
Mhlahga771/
Mlahago771/
Mlagi73226/
Mlage7317/
Mlago7313/
Millanga7175/
M'Hlanga7129/
Mhlangah7119/
Mellaghi7112/
Mhlangai712/
Mhhlanga712/
Mhlangaa712/
Mhlaanga712/
Mellanga711/
Millaghi711/
Millagas711/
Mh'langa711/
Mlyang'a711/
Mlangi671,507/
Mlango67949/
Mlange67200/
Mlogho6748/
Mlegoh673/
Mlagui672/
Mellaghou671/
Mellagheh671/
Mlages671/
Mlyang'aa671/
Mlyage671/
Mlaigo671/
Mellhagga671/

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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 Mlagha
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