Mlai Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mlai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1541:299,86919,047
Tanzania601:882,36043,917
Pakistan301:5,954,79635,971
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mlai (109) may also be a first name.

Mlai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mlai (Arabic: ملاعي) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlai? popularity and diffusion

Mlai is the 1,003,904th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 28,691,126 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Mlai are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mlai is also the 900,062nd most frequent given name world-wide. It is borne by 109 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 299,869. In Kenya Mlai is primarily found in: Kwale County, where 92 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 6 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 3 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 24 percent reside and Pakistan, where 12 percent reside.

Mlai Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Muslim (75%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlayi8928/
Mlhai8927/
Mlait8926/
Mlgai8920/
Hmlai8918/
Mlaji897/
Mlaih894/
Mlais892/
Mhlai892/
Mlaii891/
Mla86450/
Mli86293/
Mellai8074/
Millai8059/
Mlaiah804/
Mlaieh803/
Myllai801/
Mlaihi801/
Mlahji801/
Mlaihe801/
Mlay7525,867/
Mlla757,952/
Mlih75939/
Mlau75647/
Mlei75520/
Mlia75474/
Mlah75437/
Mhli75258/
Mlea75204/
Mlaś75141/
Mlis7588/
Åmli7546/
Mlad7543/
Mloi7542/
Mlač7536/
Mlya7522/
M'Li7520/
Mæla7517/
Mlli7515/
Mlat7513/
Mlha7513/
Mhla7512/
Mlaa7511/
Mlit758/
Mlhi758/
Mlaj757/
Hmla756/
Mlas755/
Mlae755/
Mlui754/
Mlio754/
M'La753/
Mlga752/
Hmli752/
Mlid751/
Mlaz751/
Mliś751/
Mléi751/
Mliz751/
Mlyi751/
Mmla751/
Mmli751/
Millais73116/
Mellais7319/
Mllaiah7319/
Millaji732/
Millaia731/
M'Layih731/
Millaie731/
M'Laieh731/
Millait731/
Millaid730/
Milla6754,103/
Mella6746,129/
Milli679,214/
Melli678,300/
Mleya673,291/
Mloyi672,795/
M'Lei67318/
Mlijy67239/
Mleah67201/
Mülli67200/
Mlaja67183/
Mlija67163/
Mloya67160/
M'Lih67154/
Mluya67146/
Mliji67139/
Mlaha67136/
Mluji67107/
Mlehi6774/
Mllah6771/
Mylla6766/
Åmlid6752/
Mæhla6748/
Mlich6742/
Mloja6741/
Mülla6738/
Mlaya6733/
Mellaiah6712/
Mlawe6710/
Mölla678/
Mlahu678/
Mlaje677/
Mlaah676/
Mliya676/
Mlaye675/
Mlayo675/
Mølau675/
Mliss675/
Mleij674/
Mylli673/
Mleyi673/
Mlahe673/
Mllya672/
Mlhad672/
Mlijo672/
Mlash672/
Mhlaj672/
Millaies671/
Mhlla671/
Mlieh671/
Mliio671/
Mélla671/
M'Lah671/
Mleis671/
Mlloa671/
Mmlla671/
Mlach671/
Mölli671/
Mûlay671/
Mlaas671/
Mlish671/
Mllay671/
Mluha671/
Mellahia671/
Mleoa671/
Mloji671/
Mlahh671/
Mlyah671/
Mlauj671/
Mlayu671/
Mliad671/
Mhlis671/
Mhlli671/
Mlead670/

Mlai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mlai in the Arabic language
ملاعيmlay-

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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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  • 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 Mlai
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