Mlungu Surname

56,368th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,998 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mlungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6,4071:8,2631,081
South Africa1,9051:28,4403,658
Malawi6801:25,1753,828
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mlungu (548) may also be a first name.

Mlungu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mlungu is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlungu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 56,368th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 809,907 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlungu are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mlungu is also the 359,856th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 548 people.

Mlungu is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 6,407 people, or 1 in 8,263. In Tanzania Mlungu is most common in: Songwe Region, where 43 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 25 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 21 percent are found and Malawi, where 8 percent are found.

Mlungu Last Name Statistics demography

Mlungu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.73% less than the national average, earning R 124,224 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhlungu9210,421/
Mlyungu921/
Mlugu912,984/
Mlunu918/
Millungu867/
Mhhlungu861/
Mlughu83210/
Mlhunu8318/
Mlugnu831/
Mlunhu831/
Mlumgu831/
Mlaunu831/
Mhlunu831/
Mhlugu831/
Mlongu831/
Mhlongu7710/
Mellugu773/
Mlughau772/
Mhluhgu771/
Mlogu732/
Mhlogu671/
Mellogu621/
Melloggu573/
Mlonou501/

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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 Mlungu
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