Mlayi Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mlayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania201:2,647,08148,780
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Mlayi Last Name Facts

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

Mlayi occurs most in Tanzania. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlayi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Mlayi is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Mlayi live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mlayi is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 2,647,081. In Tanzania Mlayi is most numerous in: Tabora Region, where 45 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 20 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent live. Beside Tanzania Mlayi is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlay8925,867/
Mlai89254/
M'Layih831/
Mloyi802,795/
Mlaya8033/
Mlhai8027/
Mlait8026/
Mlgai8020/
Hmlai8018/
Mlaji807/
Mlayo805/
Mlaye805/
Mlaih804/
Mleyi803/
Mlais802/
Mhlai802/
Mlayu801/
Mllay801/
Mûlay801/
Mlaii801/
Millay731,434/
Mlayes73210/
Mlayah73114/
Mlayeh7377/
Mellai7374/
Mhloyi7366/
Millai7359/
Mellay7353/
Mloyie7312/
Mleyhi734/
Mlaiah734/
Mlaieh733/
Mlhaya731/
Mlaihe731/
Mlahji731/
Mlaihi731/
Myllai731/
Myllay731/
Mleyih731/
Mlayas731/
Mlau67647/
Mlei67520/
Mlea67204/
Millais67116/
Mluy6790/
Mellayu6779/
Mloi6742/
Mley6722/
Mellais6719/
Mllaiah6719/
Mlaa6711/
Mloy679/
Mlayess679/
Mlaj677/
Mlae675/
Mlui674/
Millaji672/
Millaia671/
M'Hloyi671/
Millaie671/
Mhlaaye671/
Mléi671/
Mellaye671/
Millait671/
M'Laieh671/
Millaid670/
Millays670/
Millahy670/

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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 Mlayi
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