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) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlai? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,003,904th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 28,691,126 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Mlai live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 900,062nd most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 109 people.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 299,869. In Kenya Mlai is most numerous in: Kwale County, where 92 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 6 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 24 percent are found and Pakistan, where 12 percent are found.

Mlai Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly 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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