Mlangani Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mlangani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlangani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Mlangani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mlangani is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlangani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mlangani is the 7,117,718th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Mlangani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlangani reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Mlangani is mostly concentrated in: Tabora Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 43 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhlangani9454/
Mlangane889/
Mlangoni884/
Mlangana883/
Mhlangana82151/
Mhlangane828/
Mhlongani821/
Mlongane754/
Mlongana752/
Mhlongane713/
Mhlongana711/

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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 Mlangani
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