Mlanji Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mlanji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlanji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1211:437,53430,427
South Africa891:608,73846,089
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mlanji Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mlanji is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlanji? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,140,742nd most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlanji reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 437,534. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 93 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 3 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 42 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.

Mlanji Last Name Statistics demography

Mlanji earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.93% less than the national average, earning R 85,716 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlanjhi923/
Mlanzi833,549/
Mlangi831,507/
Mlanje83795/
Mlonji8397/
Mlenji839/
Mlanie837/
Mlanhi832/
Mlansi832/
Mhlanzi771,623/
Mlyansi77117/
Mlainzi7716/
Mllanzi778/
Mhlanja777/
Mlanzie774/
Mlaunzi773/
Mlandzi772/
Mlanier772/
Mlaenje771/
Mlansie771/
Mhlangi771/
Mhlanje771/
Mhlansi771/
Millanzi7110,848/
Mellanie71117/
Mellangi717/
Millangi713/
Millanie712/
Mlaundzi711/
Mlangnie711/
Mlangnei711/
Mellansi711/
Mlonzi671,203/
Mlenje67689/
Mlange67200/
Millanzie67105/
Mlamzi6794/
Mlanza6787/
Mlanse6732/
Millanier6715/
Mlonja6715/
Mlanze677/
Mlongi674/
Mlonsi674/
Mellyanie671/
Mlanye671/
Mellannie670/

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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 Mlanji
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