Mlayi Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Mlayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 20 | 1:2,647,081 | 48,780 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Mlayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mlayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mlayi is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mlayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,730,171st most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Mlayi are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 2,647,081. In Tanzania Mlayi is most common in: Tabora Region, where 45 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 20 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mlay | 89 | 25,867 | / |
| Mlai | 89 | 254 | / |
| M'Layih | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mloyi | 80 | 2,795 | / |
| Mlaya | 80 | 33 | / |
| Mlhai | 80 | 27 | / |
| Mlait | 80 | 26 | / |
| Mlgai | 80 | 20 | / |
| Hmlai | 80 | 18 | / |
| Mlaji | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mlayo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mlaye | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mlaih | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mleyi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mlais | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mhlai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mlayu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mllay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mûlay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mlaii | 80 | 1 | / |
| Millay | 73 | 1,434 | / |
| Mlayes | 73 | 210 | / |
| Mlayah | 73 | 114 | / |
| Mlayeh | 73 | 77 | / |
| Mellai | 73 | 74 | / |
| Mhloyi | 73 | 66 | / |
| Millai | 73 | 59 | / |
| Mellay | 73 | 53 | / |
| Mloyie | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mleyhi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mlaiah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mlaieh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mlhaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mlaihe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mlahji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mlaihi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Myllai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Myllay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mleyih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mlayas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mlau | 67 | 647 | / |
| Mlei | 67 | 520 | / |
| Mlea | 67 | 204 | / |
| Millais | 67 | 116 | / |
| Mluy | 67 | 90 | / |
| Mellayu | 67 | 79 | / |
| Mloi | 67 | 42 | / |
| Mley | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mellais | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mllaiah | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mlaa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mloy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mlayess | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mlaj | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mlae | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mlui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Millaji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Millaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Hloyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Millaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhlaaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mléi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mellaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Millait | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Laieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Millaid | 67 | 0 | / |
| Millays | 67 | 0 | / |
| Millahy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mlayi
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