Mlalo Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mlalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1021:519,03534,109
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Mlalo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mlalo is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlalo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,746,159th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mlalo reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mlalo is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 519,035. In Tanzania Mlalo is most common in: Singida Region, where 91 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 4 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 4 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Mhlalo918/
Mlaloa911/
Mlaloo911/
Mhlahlo832,131/
Mhlaulo8320/
Mlyaulo834/
Mlallos831/
Mhlalho831/
Mlala802,174/
Mlolo80908/
Mlelo8013/
Millalos7775/
Mellalou7710/
Mellalos776/
Mhlala73288/
Mlaula73256/
Mlahla7310/
Mlalas735/
Mlyala734/
Mlalla731/
Mhlelo731/
Mliolo731/
Mlalha731/
Mlalaz731/
Myllyalho716/
Millallos713/
Mellalios711/
Mellolo67138/
Mellala67102/
Millala6715/
Mhlahla678/
Mellelo676/
Mhlehlo672/
Mhlatla672/
Mhlaula671/
Melllalios671/
Mlyolyo671/

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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 Mlalo
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