Mlenza Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mlenza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlenza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe611:253,08627,132
Tanzania341:1,557,10647,112
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532

Mlenza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mlenza occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlenza? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,537,949th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlenza are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mlenza is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 253,086. In Zimbabwe Mlenza is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 44 percent live, Harare Province, where 34 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 21 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 23 percent live.

Mlenza Last Name Statistics demography

Mlenza earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.73% less than the national average, earning R 64,812 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melenza922/
Millenza861/
Mlenze831,159/
Mlenzi83396/
Mlanza8387/
Mlonza832/
Mlinza831/
Milenzo77150/
Melinza7711/
Milenja7710/
Melenca779/
Mlinzai775/
Mhlanza772/
Mhlinza771/
Mhlenzi771/
Mlhonza771/
Milinza771/
Mlnsa731/
Melenzio7125/
Mhlindza711/
Millonza711/
Mmhlanza711/
Mileenzo711/
Mhlinzaa711/
Mlenge671,879/
Mlenje67689/
Mlinzi6735/
Mlenji679/
Mlemze674/
Mlensi671/
Mlanzo671/

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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 Mlenza
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