Mlima Surname

190,830th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mlima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1841:44,7145,061
Malawi8101:21,1353,253
South Africa1651:328,35030,751
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Mlima (132) may also be a first name.

Mlima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mlima (Arabic: ملمينا) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlima? popularity and diffusion

Mlima is the 190,830th most widely held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,297,532 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mlima live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mlima is also the 807,735th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 132 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,184 people, or 1 in 44,714. In Tanzania Mlima is most prevalent in: Tabora Region, where 21 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 20 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 13 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 37 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

Mlima Last Name Statistics demography

Mlima earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.9% less than the national average, earning R 161,820 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlaima919/
Mlioma914/
Millima8312/
Mellima839/
Mlimi803,221/
Mlimo801,144/
Mlema80543/
Mluma80359/
Mlime8038/
Mhluma7362/
Mlyoma733/
Mliomi732/
Mlimii731/
M'Limi731/
Mhlema731/
Mellimath7131/
Mellema672,283/
Mellimi67419/
Millimo6780/
Millimaggi6723/
Millimi6718/
Mellime679/
Melluma672/
Mleemga671/
Millema671/
Mellimy671/
Millime671/
Mlemeah671/

Mlima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mlima in the Arabic language
ملميناmlmyna-

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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 Mlima
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