Mlaya Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mlaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
India141:54,790,384527,769
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mlaya (17) may also be a first name.

Mlaya Last Name Facts

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

Mlaya (Marathi: मलाया, Russian: Млая) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mlaya.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 55 percent of Mlaya live; 45 percent live in East Africa and 45 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 17 people.

The last name Mlaya is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 3,529,441. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 60 percent are found, Kigoma Region, where 27 percent are found and Mara Region, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 42 percent are found and Malawi, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlayah91114/
Mlhaya911/
Mlayas911/
Mlay8925,867/
Mlya8922/
Mlaa8911/
Mleya803,291/
Mlaja80183/
Mloya80160/
Mluya80146/
Mlayi8028/
Mliya806/
Mlaye805/
Mlayo805/
Mllya802/
Mûlay801/
Mllay801/
Mlayu801/
Mlyahaya775/
Mla75450/
Mly75382/
Millay731,434/
Mlayes73210/
Millya73131/
Millaa73109/
Mlayeh7377/
Mellay7353/
Mellya7322/
M'Liya734/
Mlaiah734/
Mellaa734/
Mluhya732/
Mllaha732/
Mhleya732/
Mhlaha731/
Mlleya731/
Mlhaja731/
Mleyah731/
Myllay731/
Mlla677,952/
Mlau67647/
Mlia67474/
Mlai67254/
Mlea67204/
Mluy6790/
Melliya6788/
Mellayu6779/
Mley6722/
Mllaiah6719/
Mæla6717/
Mhla6712/
Mlayess679/
Mloy679/
Mlaj677/
Hmla676/
Mlae675/
Mlyh674/
Milliya674/
M'La673/
Mlleeya673/
Mmly672/
Millaia671/
M'Layih671/
Mhlaaye671/
Mlly671/
Mellaye671/
Mlyi671/
Mmla671/
Mlhy671/
Hmly671/
Milleya671/
M'Ly671/
Millays670/
Millahy670/

Mlaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mlaya in the Marathi language
मलायाmalaya-
Mlaya in the Russian language
Млаяmlaa-

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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 Mlaya
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