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
Mlangu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mlangu? popularity and diffusion
Mlangu is the 2,220,661st most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlangu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 735,300. In Tanzania Mlangu is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 76 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 13 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 6 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Mlangu exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
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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