Mlamu Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Mlamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Mlamu (11) may also be a first name.
Mlamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mlamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mlamu (Arabic: ملامو) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mlamu? popularity and diffusion
Mlamu is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Mlamu are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.
Mlamu is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 6,019,745. In South Africa Mlamu is mostly found in: Mpumalanga, where 100 percent live. Not including South Africa Mlamu exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 8 percent live and Tanzania, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mlamu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mlamu in the Arabic language | ||
| ملامو | mlamw | - |
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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 Mlamu
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