Mlawi Surname
Approximately 232 people bear this surname
Mlawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 200 | 1:264,708 | 21,070 |
| Iran | 24 | 1:3,199,272 | 94,565 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Mlawi (37) may also be a first name.
Mlawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mlawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mlawi is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mlawi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,070,546th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Mlawi reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mlawi is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held given name in the world, borne by 37 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 200 people, or 1 in 264,708. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 62 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 24 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 5 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Mlawi exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 10 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mlyawi | 91 | 32 | / |
| Mhlawi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mellawi | 83 | 77 | / |
| Mlawith | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mhlawui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mlawa | 80 | 16,171 | / |
| Mlavi | 80 | 388 | / |
| Mlewi | 80 | 236 | / |
| Mlabi | 80 | 18 | / |
| Mlawe | 80 | 10 | / |
| M'Laiwih | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mhlabi | 73 | 120 | / |
| Mlawer | 73 | 34 | / |
| Mlaway | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mhlawy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mlabai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mhlawa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mléwih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mlaibi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhlawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Millabi | 67 | 62 | / |
| Mlaouhi | 67 | 31 | / |
| Mellawa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mleiwih | 67 | 21 | / |
| M'Lewih | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mellabi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mlawaya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mhlabai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mhlajwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mleywih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Millawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Léwih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mloshwi | 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 Mlawi
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