Mlagwa Surname
Approximately 1,066 people bear this surname
Mlagwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,064 | 1:49,757 | 5,536 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Mlagwa (136) may also be a first name.
Mlagwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mlagwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mlagwa is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mlagwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 343,860th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 6,836,347 people. Mlagwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlagwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 794,286th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 136 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,064 people, or 1 in 49,757. In Tanzania Mlagwa is primarily concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 20 percent are found, Mara Region, where 20 percent are found and Geita Region, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mlahagwa | 86 | 1,519 | / |
| Mhlangwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mlegwa | 83 | 72 | / |
| Mlogwa | 83 | 19 | / |
| Mlagwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mlahangwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mleghwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mlagbea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mlankwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mhlanqwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mhlankwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mlekwa | 67 | 8,449 | / |
| Millaguay | 67 | 32 | / |
| Mlokwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mlagui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mleqwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Millaguaia | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mhlekwa | 62 | 1,835 | / |
| Mlaghui | 62 | 194 | / |
| Mhlokwa | 62 | 15 | / |
| M'Lokwa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mlanguo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mellagui | 57 | 375 | / |
| Mlanguhi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mlahague | 57 | 1 | / |
| Millague | 57 | 1 | / |
| Millangue | 53 | 27 | / |
| Mellacqua | 53 | 4 | / |
| Mellangue | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Mlagwa
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