Mlawa Surname
Approximately 16,171 people bear this surname
Mlawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 15,902 | 1:3,329 | 461 |
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mlawa (108) may also be a first name.
Mlawa Demographics
Average Mlawa Salary in
United States
$37,583 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mlawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mlawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mlawa occurs most in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mlawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 32,848th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 450,655 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlawa are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 904,892nd most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 108 people.
The surname Mlawa is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 15,902 people, or 1 in 3,329. In Tanzania Mlawa is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 16 percent live and Iringa Region, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Mlawa Last Name Statistics demography
Mlawa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mlahwa | 91 | 13 | / |
| Mlawah | 91 | 9 | / |
| Mlaway | 91 | 9 | / |
| Mhlawa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mellawa | 83 | 25 | / |
| Mlawaya | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mhlajwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Millawa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mlaba | 80 | 11,639 | / |
| Mlewa | 80 | 9,863 | / |
| Mlowa | 80 | 625 | / |
| Mlawi | 80 | 232 | / |
| Mlava | 80 | 210 | / |
| Mlawo | 80 | 46 | / |
| Mlawe | 80 | 10 | / |
| Millaway | 77 | 296 | / |
| Millawat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mhlaba | 73 | 9,313 | / |
| Mlewah | 73 | 157 | / |
| Mhlava | 73 | 147 | / |
| Mlojwa | 73 | 88 | / |
| Mlawer | 73 | 34 | / |
| Mlyawi | 73 | 32 | / |
| Mlaiba | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mleway | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mhlawy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mlabai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mloiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhlawi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mlabha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mlyowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mlaeva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhlawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Millowa | 67 | 131 | / |
| Mellawi | 67 | 77 | / |
| Mellaba | 67 | 23 | / |
| Mlochwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Millewa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mllavat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mlawith | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mhlabai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mlaujua | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Hlaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mlyaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhlawui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhlouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mlawa
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