Mlali Surname

178,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mlali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,0281:26,1053,167
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
South Africa931:582,55644,854
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
England41:13,929,515290,718
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mlali (214) may also be a first name.

Mlali Last Name Facts

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

Mlali is most common in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlali? popularity and diffusion

Mlali is the 178,005th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,035,213 people. The surname Mlali is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mlali reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mlali is also the 617,781st most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 214 people.

This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,028 people, or 1 in 26,105. In Tanzania Mlali is most common in: Singida Region, where 26 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 22 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent live. Other than Tanzania it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 10 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Mlali Last Name Statistics demography

Mlali earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.56% less than the national average, earning R 98,472 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlauli91862/
Mhlali9159/
Mlaïli919/
Mlalih919/
Mlaili911/
Mlaali911/
Mliali911/
Mlalai911/
Mhlauli833,545/
Mellali832,062/
Mhlahli836/
Millali831/
Mlala802,174/
Mloli801,132/
Mleli80920/
Mlale80288/
Mlaly805/
Mellalli77727/
Millalli779/
Millaali772/
Mellalih771/
Mhloli73525/
Mhlala73288/
Mlaula73256/
Mhleli73249/
Mlaule73130/
Mlahle738/
Mlyala734/
Mhlale734/
Mlally731/
Mlaloa731/
M'Lale731/
Mlalla731/
Mlalha731/
Mlalay731/
Mehelaili711/
Mhlahieli711/
Mellala67102/
Mellahalli6732/
Milleli6731/
Millala6715/
Mellaly6714/
Mellale6711/
Mölleli674/
Mhlahle671/
'Mlleli671/
Mlalesh671/
Mhlaula671/
Mhlaule671/

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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 Mlali
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