Mlengu Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mlengu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlengu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania941:563,20935,741
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mlengu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mlengu is most common in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlengu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,907,068th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name Mlengu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlengu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 563,209. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 68 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 10 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Milengu9242/
Melengu9232/
Mlengus9210/
Mhlengu921/
Mlegu91262/
Melengou861/
Milengou861/
Mlangu8373/
Mlongu831/
Mlgu801/
Mellengus801/
Mhlangu771,132/
Melëngu7765/
Milingu7755/
Mhlongu7710/
Melingu774/
Mlangau771/
Mhlingu771/
Melgu7315/
Milnu731/
Milingou71510/
Melinggu715/
Milinggu712/
Melgou67342/
Møllenhus6727/
Melguj677/
Mlaynu671/
Muulgu671/
Melgus671/
Milnus671/
Milneu670/
Milgus670/
Millingout631/
Mellenouch630/
Mielguj6246/
Milgaud621/
Mellinu621/
Mellinghaus59182/
Millinghaus5960/
Melghout571/
Milligus570/
Melnuish570/
Mellyneux531/
Millinous530/
Milnoe503/
Melgoe501/
Millighaus501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Mlengu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis