Mlapa Surname

501,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Mlapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo6301:11,5042,968
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mlapa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mlapa is carried by more people in Togo than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mlapa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlapa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 501,369th most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,109,064 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlapa live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly held in Togo, where it is held by 630 people, or 1 in 11,504. Barring Togo it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 2 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlapha915/
Mlapah911/
Millapa839/
Mhlapha831/
Mlapass830/
Mlapi80252/
Mlepa80157/
Mlapo8012/
Mlopa807/
Mlape804/
Mellappa775/
Millapha771/
Mhlapo73176/
Mhlapi7332/
Mlaphi739/
Mlapod734/
Mlapho731/
Mmlapo731/
Mhlape731/
Millapi671,207/
Millape67304/
Mhlapho6785/
Mhlaphe6717/
Millapo6711/
Mhlaphi674/
Mhlapod674/
Mellapo671/

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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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  • 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 Mlapa
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