Mlau Surname

506,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 647 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mlau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6401:82,7218,457
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mlau (15) may also be a first name.

Mlau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mlau occurs most in Tanzania. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 506,723rd most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 11,263,595 people. Mlau occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mlau live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 15 people.

The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 640 people, or 1 in 82,721. In Tanzania Mlau is primarily concentrated in: Singida Region, where 55 percent reside, Tanga Region, where 14 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 14 percent reside. Beside Tanzania Mlau exists in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlahu898/
Mølau895/
Mlauj891/
Mlayu891/
Mla86450/
Mlu86139/
Millau80199/
Mellau80130/
Mlaueh802/
Mlay7525,867/
Mlla757,952/
Mlia75474/
Mlah75437/
Mlai75254/
Mlea75204/
Mlaś75141/
Mluy7590/
Mlad7543/
Mlač7536/
Mlya7522/
Mæla7517/
Mlat7513/
Mlha7513/
Mleu7512/
Mhla7512/
Mlaa7511/
Mlus7510/
Mlaj757/
Hmla756/
Mliu755/
Mlas755/
Mlux755/
Mlae755/
Mlui754/
M'La753/
Mlut753/
Mlga752/
Mlue752/
Mluh752/
Mlaz751/
Mlou751/
Mluj751/
Mluo751/
Mlup751/
Mluz751/
Mmla751/
Mlgu751/
Hmlu751/
Millaud73447/
Milliau73105/
Mellayu7379/
Milleau7314/
Millaut731/
Mlaoueh731/
Milla6754,103/
Mella6746,129/
Mleya673,291/
Mellu67477/
Mleah67201/
Millu67198/
Mlaja67183/
Mlija67163/
Mloya67160/
Mluya67146/
Mlaha67136/
Mluji67107/
Mlouz6785/
Mllah6771/
Mylla6766/
Mæhla6748/
Mloja6741/
Mülla6738/
Mlaya6733/
Mlayi6728/
Mlhai6727/
Mlait6726/
Millautz6722/
Mlgai6720/
Hmlai6718/
Mlawe6710/
Mölla678/
Mlaji677/
Mlaje677/
Mlaah676/
Mliya676/
Mlaye675/
Mlayo675/
Mlaih674/
Mluph674/
Mloud674/
Millault673/
Mlahe673/
Mllya672/
Millhaus672/
Mlhad672/
Mlius672/
Mluye672/
Mlais672/
Mlash672/
Milliaud672/
Mhlaj672/
Mhlai672/
Mhlla671/
Myllu671/
Mlhut671/
Mélla671/
M'Lah671/
Mhlou671/
Milliaux671/
Mlaii671/
Mlloa671/
Mmlla671/
Mlach671/
Mûlay671/
Mlaas671/
Mllay671/
Mluha671/
Mleoa671/
Mlahh671/
Mlyah671/
Mliad671/
Milleaux670/
Mlead670/

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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 Mlau
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