Mlala Surname

193,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mlala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,0271:15,0322,106
Tanzania5081:104,21610,166
Kenya3401:135,82311,115
South Africa2591:209,18022,201
France171:3,907,219231,005
England51:11,143,612252,590
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Botswana41:546,73222,624
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Iceland11:380,09011,096
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mlala (26) may also be a first name.

Mlala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mlala (Hindi: एमलाला) is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlala? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 193,471st most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,352,137 people. The surname Mlala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mlala are found; 59 percent are found in Southern Africa and 59 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mlala is also the 2,084,397th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 26 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,027 people, or 1 in 15,032. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Matabeleland North Province, where 39 percent reside, Bulawayo Province, where 38 percent reside and Matabeleland South Province, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 23 percent reside and Kenya, where 16 percent reside.

Mlala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mlala last name is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Mlala earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.36% less than the national average, earning R 160,740 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhlala91288/
Mlaula91256/
Mlahla9110/
Mlalas915/
Mlyala914/
Mlaloa911/
Mlalla911/
Mlalha911/
Mlalaz911/
Mlalay911/
Mlalai911/
Mellala83102/
Millala8315/
Mhlahla838/
Mhlatla832/
Mhlaula831/
Mlela803,723/
Mlali802,401/
Mlola80791/
Mlale80288/
Mlalo80110/
Mlaly805/
Mlaallah771/
Mellalat771/
Mlauli73862/
Mlaule73130/
Mhlali7359/
Mlalih739/
Mlaïli739/
Mlahlo738/
Mlahle738/
Mhlalo738/
Mhlale734/
Mlella734/
Mlohla731/
Mlaili731/
Mlally731/
Mlaali731/
M'Lale731/
Mloola731/
Mliali731/
Mlaloo731/
Mhlauli673,545/
Mhlahlo672,131/
Mellali672,062/
Mhlaulo6720/
Mellaly6714/
Mellale6711/
Mhlahli676/
Mlyaulo674/
Mhlaule671/
Mhlahle671/
Millali671/
Mlallos671/
Mhlalho671/
Mlalesh671/

Mlala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mlala in the Hindi language
एमलालाemalala-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mlala
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