Mlay Surname

21,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mlay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania25,6781:2,062273
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Israel421:203,75319,703
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
England131:4,286,005132,302
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Cambodia71:2,212,4497,503
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Mlay (29) may also be a first name.

Mlay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mlay (Arabic: ملعى, Russian: Млай) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mlay.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 21,080th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 281,731 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mlay are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held forename world-wide, held by 29 people.

The last name Mlay is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 25,678 people, or 1 in 2,062. In Tanzania Mlay is primarily concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 36 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Mlay exists in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Israel, where 0 percent are found.

Mlay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mlay surname are 35.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 81.82% being registered with the party.

Mlay earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.51% less than the national average, earning $35,161 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlaya8933/
Mlayi8928/
Mlaye895/
Mlayo895/
Mûlay891/
Mllay891/
Mlayu891/
Mla86450/
Mly86382/
Millay801,434/
Mlayes80210/
Mlayah80114/
Mlayeh8077/
Mellay8053/
Myllay801/
Mlayas801/
Mlhaya801/
Mlla757,952/
Mlau75647/
Mlia75474/
Mlah75437/
Mlai75254/
Mlea75204/
Mlaś75141/
Mluy7590/
Mlad7543/
Mlač7536/
Mlya7522/
Mley7522/
Mæla7517/
Mlat7513/
Mlha7513/
Mhla7512/
Mlaa7511/
Mloy759/
Mlaj757/
Hmla756/
Mlas755/
Mlae755/
Mlyh754/
M'La753/
Mlga752/
Mmly752/
Mlaz751/
M'Ly751/
Mlly751/
Mlyi751/
Mmla751/
Mlhy751/
Hmly751/
Mellayu7379/
Mlayess739/
M'Layih731/
Mhlaaye731/
Mellaye731/
Millays730/
Millahy730/
Milla6754,103/
Mella6746,129/
Melly677,978/
Mleya673,291/
Mloyi672,795/
Mylly67415/
Milly67375/
Mlijy67239/
Mleah67201/
Mlaja67183/
Mlija67163/
Mloya67160/
Mluya67146/
Mlaha67136/
Måløy67121/
Mllah6771/
Mylla6766/
Millayes6764/
Mæhla6748/
Mloja6741/
Mülla6738/
Mlhai6727/
Mlait6726/
Mhley6724/
Mlgai6720/
Mülly6718/
Hmlai6718/
Mlytz6716/
Mälly6712/
Mlawe6710/
Mölla678/
Mlahu678/
Mlaji677/
Mlaje677/
Mloyo676/
Mlaah676/
Mliya676/
Mølau675/
Mlyahaya675/
Mlaih674/
Mleyi673/
Mloye673/
Mlahe673/
Mllya672/
Mlhad672/
Mluye672/
Mlais672/
Mlash672/
Mhlaj672/
Mhlai672/
Millayds671/
Mhlla671/
Mlloy671/
Mélla671/
M'Lah671/
Mlaii671/
Mlloa671/
Mmlla671/
Mlach671/
Mìley671/
Mlaas671/
Mleye671/
Mluha671/
Mlyeh671/
Mleoa671/
Mleyo671/
Mlahh671/
Mlyah671/
Mlauj671/
Mliad671/
Mlead670/

Mlay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mlay in the Russian language
Млайmlaj-
Mlay in the Arabic language
ملعىmly-

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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 Mlay
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