Mlinde Surname

267,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Comoros

Mlinde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlinde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7321:23,3873,582
Comoros5301:1,414208
Tanzania1131:468,51032,208
France421:1,581,493147,826
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

The alternate forms: Mlindé (1) are calculated separately.

Mlinde (34) may also be a first name.

Mlinde Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mlinde occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Mlindé. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlinde? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 267,389th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,988,053 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mlinde are found; 53 percent are found in Southern Africa and 53 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, held by 34 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 732 people, or 1 in 23,387. Beside Malawi it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Comoros, where 36 percent are found and Tanzania, where 8 percent are found.

Mlinde Last Name Statistics demography

Mlinde earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 7.76% less than the national average, earning R 219,204 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlindé941/
M'Linde921/
Millinde861/
Mlinda831,892/
Mlindi83599/
Mlende837/
Millinder80209/
Millindez8010/
Mellindez804/
Millindee801/
Melndez77870/
Mlendea7737/
Mlendez7713/
Milnder779/
Mmlindi771/
Mlindai771/
Mellnde771/
Mellinda7189/
Millindi719/
Millende713/
Millinda711/
Mellindy710/
Millendez671,500/
Mlenda671,023/
Mellendez6783/
Milnda6739/
Mellendes6712/
Millendes6710/
Mlendi671/
Millendei671/
Mlynda670/
Millendett630/
M'Lendi621/
M'Lenda621/
Mellnda621/
Mellynda5797/
Mellendy5718/
Millenda571/
Mellendich501/

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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 Mlinde
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