Mlaponi Surname
Approximately 6,881 people bear this surname
Mlaponi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6,877 | 1:7,698 | 1,008 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mlaponi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mlaponi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mlaponi occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mlaponi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mlaponi is the 71,714th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,059,082 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlaponi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 6,877 people, or 1 in 7,698. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mtwara Region, where 41 percent are found, Lindi Region, where 29 percent are found and Ruvuma Region, where 11 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Botswana, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Mlaponi
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