Mlazi Surname

309,548th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mlazi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlazi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7871:67,2707,098
Zimbabwe1831:84,36212,279
South Africa1381:392,59234,819
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mlazi (18) may also be a first name.

Mlazi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mlazi has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlazi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mlazi is the 309,548th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,983,207 people. The last name Mlazi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlazi reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mlazi is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 18 people.

Mlazi is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 787 people, or 1 in 67,270. In Tanzania Mlazi is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 65 percent live, Kagera Region, where 21 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent live. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.

Mlazi Last Name Statistics demography

Mlazi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.09% less than the national average, earning R 120,984 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlauzi918,832/
Mlazie91104/
Mhlazi9124/
Mlaazi918/
Mlayzi912/
Mlazui911/
Mlaudzi83831/
Mellazi83153/
Millazi8313/
Mhladzi831/
Mladzić831/
Mlauzie831/
Mhlahzi831/
Mhlauzi831/
Mlauszi831/
Mlozi802,121/
Mlaza801,415/
Mlasi80414/
Mlagi80226/
Mlezi8046/
Mlaze807/
Mlaji807/
Mlaci801/
Mhlaudzi778/
Mellazzi771/
Mlaudzit771/
Mlaiji73307/
Mlauza7395/
Mlashi7371/
Mladsi7349/
Mlausi7328/
Mhlasi7323/
M'Lezi7312/
Mlachi735/
Mlauze734/
Mhlozi734/
Mladze733/
Mlasie733/
Mhlaza733/
Mliasi731/
Mlyasi731/
Mlajhi731/
Mlezai731/
Mlozie731/
Mlahji731/
Mlatji731/
Mlezie731/
Mlodzi731/
Millaci67143/
Mellaci67107/
Mellaza6772/
Millezi6749/
Mleezai6714/
Mellagi6711/
Mladshi6710/
Millasi677/
Mlaudza674/
Mellozi674/
Mlazger674/
Mladchi673/
Mellaze672/
Mlazeez672/
Mlaiche672/
Millaji672/
Mlhaisa671/
Mlaudsi671/
Mlautsi671/
Mlachhi671/
Mmlatsi671/
Millozi671/
Millagi671/
Mhlatji671/
Mhlatsi671/

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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 Mlazi
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