Mlavi Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mlavi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3871:136,80012,653
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Mlavi (16) may also be a first name.

Mlavi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mlavi (Marathi: मळावी) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlavi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 742,570th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 18,782,335 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlavi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mlavi is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 16 people.

This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 387 people, or 1 in 136,800. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 27 percent live, Tanga Region, where 27 percent live and Arusha Region, where 17 percent live. Beside Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlawi80232/
Mlava80210/
Mlevi8022/
Mlabi8018/
Mlave806/
Mlovi805/
Mleavaia773/
Mellavai771/
Millavie770/
Mhlava73147/
Mhlabi73120/
Mlyawi7332/
Mlyavy7330/
Mlaiba739/
Mlabai734/
Mhlawi731/
Mhlave731/
Mlaibi731/
Mlhave731/
Mlevii731/
Mlavets67245/
Millave67231/
Mellawi6777/
Millabi6762/
Mlyavyy6739/
Mlaouhi6731/
Mølhave6727/
Mlavetz679/
Mellabi676/
Mlawith674/
Mhlabai673/
Möllevi673/
Mlyavoy673/
Mellave672/
M'Leyvi671/
Millovi671/
Millavy671/
Mhlawui671/
Mlabich671/

Mlavi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mlavi in the Marathi language
मळावीmalavi-

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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 Mlavi
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