Mlela Surname

122,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mlela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,7021:14,3011,866
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mlela (341) may also be a first name.

Mlela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mlela is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mlela is the 122,733rd most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,957,439 people. The last name Mlela is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlela reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 472,872nd most widely held given name on earth. It is borne by 341 people.

The last name Mlela is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,702 people, or 1 in 14,301. In Tanzania Mlela is most prevalent in: Tabora Region, where 24 percent live, Katavi Region, where 24 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 10 percent live. Barring Tanzania Mlela occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Mlela Last Name Statistics demography

Mlela earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.23% less than the national average, earning R 225,216 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlella914/
Mlelya911/
Mlelia911/
Milella832,423/
Melella83614/
Mailela83117/
Mellela8330/
Millela8310/
Mlele802,419/
Mlala802,174/
Mleli80920/
Mlola80791/
Mlila80183/
Mlelo8013/
Mlely8011/
Mlyla801/
Milellia771/
Millella771/
Mhlola73732/
Mleleu73259/
Mhleli73249/
Mlilah7313/
Mlahla7310/
Mleleh734/
Mleles733/
Mhlele733/
Mlilas732/
Mlitla732/
Mlohla731/
Mlalai731/
Mlalay731/
Mlalha731/
Mlalla731/
Mhlelo731/
Mhlely731/
Maillella711/
Meallelea711/
Mlehele67169/
Mellala67102/
Melilla6794/
Milello6746/
Myllyla6738/
Milleli6731/
Millala6715/
Mhlohla678/
Mellola676/
Mellelo676/
Mölleli674/
Mhlehlo672/
Mellila672/
Mellele671/
Millely671/
Millele671/
Mhlehle671/
Mlillia671/
Målilla671/
'Mlleli671/
Milhlas671/
Mililla671/
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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 Mlela
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