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 more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mlaponi.
How Common Is The Last Name Mlaponi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 71,714th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,059,082 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlaponi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6,877 people, or 1 in 7,698. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mtwara Region, where 41 percent live, Lindi Region, where 29 percent live and Ruvuma Region, where 11 percent live. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.
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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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