Mleya Surname

136,399th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mleya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mleya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2,6351:5,859612
Malawi5231:32,7334,882
South Africa1311:413,57036,044
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mleya (56) may also be a first name.

Mleya Last Name Facts

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

Mleya is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mleya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 136,399th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,214,386 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mleya live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 56 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 2,635 people, or 1 in 5,859. In Zimbabwe Mleya is most frequent in: Matabeleland North Province, where 60 percent live, Matabeleland South Province, where 23 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 16 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Mleya Last Name Statistics demography

Mleya earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.98% less than the national average, earning R 211,548 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhleya912/
Mlleya911/
Mleyah911/
Mlea89204/
Mley8922/
Mlleeya833/
Milleya831/
Mloya80160/
Mluya80146/
Mlaya8033/
Mhley8024/
Mliya806/
Mleyi803/
Mìley801/
Mleye801/
Mleoa801/
Mleyo801/
Mlead800/
Milley732,378/
Millea731,229/
Melley73703/
Mellea73364/
Mlayah73114/
Mleyee7322/
Mleyhi734/
M'Liya734/
Mleyeh733/
Mluhya732/
Mlhaya731/
Mlayas731/
Mleyih731/
Mmllea731/
Mlay6725,867/
Mlau67647/
Mlei67520/
Mlai67254/
Mluy6790/
Melliya6788/
Milliea6780/
Mlee6729/
Mleu6712/
Mlaa6711/
Mloy679/
Mlaj677/
Mloe675/
Mlae675/
Milliya674/
M'Leyeh673/
Milleia672/
Mlue672/
Melllea671/
Melleas671/
Muelley671/
Mislley671/
Milleyo671/
Milleas670/
Millhey670/

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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 Mleya
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