Mlaula Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mlaula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlaula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1421:325,21119,938
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754

Mlaula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mlaula is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mlaula click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlaula? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 998,609th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. The last name Mlaula occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlaula live; 59 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mlaula is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 325,211. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kwale County, where 99 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 41 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.

Mlaula Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mlaula last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhlaula921/
Mlula913,385/
Mlala912,174/
Mlauli83862/
Mhlala83288/
Mlaule83130/
Mlahla8310/
Mlulah839/
Mlulla836/
Mlalas835/
Mlyala834/
Mlalay831/
Mlalai831/
Mlalaz831/
Mlalha831/
Mlalla831/
Mlaloa831/
Mhlauli773,545/
Mellala77102/
Mhlaulo7720/
Millala7715/
Millula7712/
Mhlahla778/
Mlyaulo774/
Mhlatla772/
Mllutla771/
Mhlaule771/
Mhloula771/
Mlali732,401/
Mlola73791/
Mlule73388/
Mlale73288/
Mluli73226/
Mlalo73110/
Mlulo7368/
Mlaly735/
Melloula7172/
Mlaallah711/
Mellalat711/
Mliule67296/
Mhlali6759/
Mhluli6740/
M'Lule6721/
Mlaïli679/
Mlalih679/
Mlahle678/
Mlahlo678/
Mhlalo678/
Mhlale674/
Mlally671/
Mlaali671/
Mhlule671/
M'Lale671/
Mlohla671/
Mloola671/
Mliali671/
Mlaloo671/
Mlaili671/

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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 Mlaula
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