Mlangali Surname

245,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mlangali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlangali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,2021:14,2422,234
Tanzania3971:133,35412,432
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966

Mlangali Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mlangali is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlangali? popularity and diffusion

Mlangali is the 245,297th most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 4,490,170 people. Mlangali is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlangali are found; 76 percent are found in Southern Africa and 76 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Mlangali is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,202 people, or 1 in 14,242. Without taking into account Malawi this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 24 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlangala88311/
Mlangale886/
Mlangeli882/
Mhlangala8273/
Mlagala80881/
Millangalle742/
Millagala711/
Mlongola63282/
Mlongole637/
Millanole5911/
Millanoly591/
Mellanolla561/

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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 Mlangali
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