Mloba Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mloba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mloba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2021:262,08720,938
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mloba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mloba is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mloba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,155,901st most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. The surname Mloba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mloba are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 262,087. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 63 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 36 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and Malawi, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlaba8011,639/
Mlowa80625/
Mlobi80136/
Mluba8080/
Mlova8040/
Mleba8028/
Mlobo8019/
Mlobe8015/
Millobai771/
Mhlaba739,313/
Mhlobo73522/
Mlojwa7388/
Mmleba736/
Mlabat736/
Mlabai734/
M'Lobo734/
Mhlobe732/
Mlyova732/
Mlyowa731/
Mlioua731/
Mlabha731/
Mhlobi731/
Mluobi731/
Mlubay731/
Mloiwa731/
Mlubah731/
Mlebha731/
Millowa67131/
Mellova6762/
Millobe6734/
Mellobi6724/
Mellaba6723/
Mlochwa6716/
Millova6716/
Mhlabai673/
Mellobe672/
M'Labat671/
M'Hlaba671/
Mhlouwa671/
Mhlobgo671/
Mllubai671/
Mhlabas671/

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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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  • 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 Mloba
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