Mlekwa Surname

59,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mlekwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlekwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8,4391:6,273811
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mlekwa (2,757) may also be a first name.

Mlekwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mlekwa is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlekwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 59,702nd most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 862,534 people. The last name Mlekwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlekwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 139,162nd most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 2,757 people.

The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 8,439 people, or 1 in 6,273. In Tanzania Mlekwa is primarily concentrated in: Tabora Region, where 19 percent reside, Geita Region, where 17 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhlekwa921,835/
Mlegwa8372/
Mlokwa835/
Mmlkwa831/
Mleqwa831/
Mlikwa831/
Mhlokwa7715/
Mleghwa775/
Mhlekwe772/
M'Lokwa771/
Melengwa711/
Mlehkweh711/
Mlagwa671,066/
Mligwa67111/
Mlogwa6719/
Melgwa673/
Mmlkwe671/

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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 Mlekwa
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