Mlasa Surname
Approximately 448 people bear this surname
Mlasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 418 | 1:126,655 | 11,911 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
Mlasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mlasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mlasa (Arabic: ملاسي) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mlasa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 668,257th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 16,266,844 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlasa are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 418 people, or 1 in 126,655. In Tanzania Mlasa is most prevalent in: Geita Region, where 58 percent are found, Simiyu Region, where 39 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found and Malawi, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mlassa | 91 | 9 | / |
| Mlasha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mlatsha | 83 | 185 | / |
| Mlassah | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mlhaisa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mellasa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mlaza | 80 | 1,415 | / |
| Mlosa | 80 | 1,010 | / |
| Mlasi | 80 | 414 | / |
| Mlaso | 80 | 39 | / |
| Mlesa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mlase | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mlaca | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mlasy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mhlatsha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Millasca | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mlacha | 73 | 3,459 | / |
| Mlotsa | 73 | 2,281 | / |
| Mlazga | 73 | 146 | / |
| Mlauza | 73 | 95 | / |
| Mlashi | 73 | 71 | / |
| Mladsi | 73 | 49 | / |
| Mlausi | 73 | 28 | / |
| Mhlasi | 73 | 23 | / |
| Mlause | 73 | 15 | / |
| Mlatso | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mlaazi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mhlase | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mlassy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mlasie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mhlaza | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mlessa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mliasi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mlyasi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mlashe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mlatja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mlousa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Millasseau | 67 | 784 | / |
| Millosa | 67 | 268 | / |
| Mloussa | 67 | 148 | / |
| Mellosa | 67 | 76 | / |
| Mellaza | 67 | 72 | / |
| Mladshi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mhlatso | 67 | 8 | / |
| Millasi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mlaazou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mellesa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Millesa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mlauszi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mellase | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mleaseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Millaso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Millassaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mluissa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mellaso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhlatsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mlautse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mlautsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmlatsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mlaudsi | 67 | 1 | / |
Mlasa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mlasa in the Arabic language | ||
| ملاسي | mlasy | - |
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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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- 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 Mlasa
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