Mlanya Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mlanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Mlanya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mlanya occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlanya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,649,889th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Mlanya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlanya reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mlanya is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Ruvuma Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 39 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.

Mlanya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mlanya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.04% less than the national average, earning R 116,340 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhlanya9219/
Mleanya921/
Mlonya83209/
Milllanya801/
Mhlanja777/
Mhlanea772/
Mlonyah771/
Mhlanha771/
Mhlonya771/
Millania711/
Mhlonyo624/
Mellaneo5728/
Mlangnei571/
Mellanio571/
Mlonja5015/
Mlonjo501/

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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 Mlanya
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