Mlolwa Surname
Approximately 984 people bear this surname
Mlolwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 886 | 1:59,754 | 6,421 |
| Kenya | 93 | 1:496,558 | 25,459 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mlolwa (136) may also be a first name.
Mlolwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mlolwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mlolwa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mlolwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mlolwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 366,307th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 7,406,043 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlolwa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 794,286th most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 136 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 886 people, or 1 in 59,754. In Tanzania Mlolwa is most numerous in: Tabora Region, where 42 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 38 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Mlolwa
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