Mlimi Surname

138,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mlimi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlimi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,7491:19,7082,479
Tanzania4561:116,10011,115
Swaziland41:324,550996
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mlimi (199) may also be a first name.

Mlimi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mlimi (Russian: Млими) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlimi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mlimi is the 138,854th most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,262,510 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlimi live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mlimi is also the 642,605th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 199 people.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,749 people, or 1 in 19,708. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Mpumalanga, where 80 percent live, Gauteng, where 11 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent live. Not including South Africa Mlimi is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 14 percent live and Swaziland, where 0 percent live.

Mlimi Last Name Statistics demography

Mlimi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.98% less than the national average, earning R 123,624 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mliomi912/
Mlimii911/
M'Limi911/
Mellimi83419/
Millimi8318/
Mlima802,210/
Mlemi8095/
Mlime8038/
Mlumi805/
Millimit777/
Misllimi771/
Mellimmi771/
Mlyomi73550/
Mlaima739/
Mhlumi733/
Mlemis731/
Mellemi6733/
Millimaggi6723/
Millima6712/
Mellima679/
Mellime679/
Millime671/
Mellimy671/
Mellaime62137/
Millimet6252/
Millhime6214/
Millimer622/
Melleemi621/
Mleme60613/
Mlema60543/
Mlume603/
Mlumy601/
Millhimes5780/
Mhlema551/
Mlumee551/
Millheimer5312/
Mellhaimer530/
Mellema502,283/
Mlemeah501/

Mlimi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mlimi in the Russian language
Млимиmlimi-

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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 Mlimi
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