Mlale Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mlale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1711:270,05817,836
Tanzania681:778,55342,281
Ivory Coast211:1,098,63025,989
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mlale (110) may also be a first name.

Mlale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mlale (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻼﻝ) is most common in Kenya. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Mlale click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlale? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 919,444th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 25,303,979 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mlale reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 110 people.

The surname Mlale is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 270,058. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Taita Taveta County, where 99 percent live and Mombasa County, where 1 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 24 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent live.

Mlale Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mlale last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mlale earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.98% less than the national average, earning R 47,568 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlaule91130/
Mlahle918/
Mhlale914/
M'Lale911/
Mlal89404/
Mlajile8377/
Mellale8311/
Mhlaule831/
Mhlahle831/
Mlalesh831/
Mlele802,419/
Mlali802,401/
Mlala802,174/
Mlile80234/
Mlole80162/
Mllal8010/
Mlalh808/
Mlaly805/
M'Lal802/
Mleal801/
Millaleu7720/
Mellaley773/
Mlallesh771/
Mhlahleu771/
Millgale771/
Moellale770/
Mellal7310,767/
Mlauli73862/
Millal73406/
Mhlala73288/
Mleleu73259/
Mlaula73256/
Mhlali7359/
Mhlole7314/
Mlalih739/
Mlaïli739/
Mleleh734/
Mlyala734/
Mliali731/
Mlaili731/
Mlally731/
Mlaali731/
Mlaloa731/
Mlalla731/
Mlalha731/
Mlalay731/
Mlalai731/
Mhlauli673,545/
Mellali672,062/
Mlehele67169/
Mellala67102/
Milleli6731/
Millala6715/
Mellaly6714/
Mlol678/
Millail676/
Mhlahli676/
Mölleli674/
Mlowele674/
Mehllal673/
Mlaheel671/
Mellele671/
Millele671/
Maellal671/
Millaul671/
Mellile671/
'Mlleli671/
Millali671/
Mhlaula671/

Mlale Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mlale in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﻼﻝamlal-

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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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  • 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 Mlale
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