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 occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mlagwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 343,860th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,836,347 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlagwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 794,286th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 136 people.
The surname Mlagwa is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,064 people, or 1 in 49,757. In Tanzania Mlagwa is most frequent in: Mwanza Region, where 20 percent live, Mara Region, where 20 percent live and Geita Region, where 19 percent live. Not including Tanzania Mlagwa is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent live.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis