Mlopa Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mlopa Surname Definition:

Mlopa is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: blood.

Mlopa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mlopa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mlopa is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: blood.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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Mlopa Last Name Facts

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

Mlopa is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlopa? popularity and diffusion

Mlopa is the 7,117,718th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlopa live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mlopa is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 67 percent live and Rukwa Region, where 17 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhlopha831/
Mlapa80656/
Mlope80269/
Mlepa80157/
Mlopo802/
Mhlope732,107/
Mlopez7315/
Mlopes7310/
Mlapha735/
Mlophe735/
Mhlopo733/
Mlapah731/
Mllope731/
Mhlophe675,043/
Millapa679/
Mhlopie671/
Mhlapha671/
M'Hlope671/
Mlapass670/
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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mlopa
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