Mlangu Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Mlangu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 72 | 1:735,300 | 41,343 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mlangu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mlangu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mlangu is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mlangu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,220,661st most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlangu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 735,300. In Tanzania Mlangu is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 76 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 13 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 6 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mhlangu | 92 | 1,132 | / |
| Mlangau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mlanu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mlengu | 83 | 95 | / |
| Mlanou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mlaynu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mlaunu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mlongu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mlaghui | 77 | 194 | / |
| Mellagu | 77 | 18 | / |
| Mhlongu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Millanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mlogu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mellagou | 71 | 86 | / |
| Millagou | 71 | 33 | / |
| Millanau | 71 | 9 | / |
| Millanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mhlangoe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mellaghou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mlonou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhlogu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhlomgu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mellogu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Melloggu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Mhlongoo | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mhlongoe | 57 | 1 | / |
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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 Mlangu
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