Mlungo Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Mlungo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlungo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mlungo (4) may also be a first name.

Mlungo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mlungo is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlungo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlungo live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 4 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Excluding South Africa Mlungo is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 25 percent live and Uganda, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhlungo92132/
Mlugo91102/
Mhloungo861/
Mlongo834,444/
Mlunga83887/
Mlhuno831/
Mhlongo77129,307/
Mhlunga7719/
Mellugo7713/
Mlhongo778/
Mlongoy774/
Mhluhgo771/
Mhlougo771/
M'Lunga771/
Mllongo771/
Mmlongo771/
Mluna7320/
Mlogo739/
Mluga738/
Millongo7117/
Mhlongoo712/
Mhhlongo711/
Mhloongo711/
Mhlongoi711/
Mhlonngo711/
Mmhlongo711/
Mlonga67904/
Mlogho6748/
Mlluga6714/
Mllogo6710/
Mhlono674/
Mlumga674/
Mlugha673/
Mhlogo671/
Mlouna671/

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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 Mlungo
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