Mlungu Surname
Approximately 8,998 people bear this surname
Mlungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6,407 | 1:8,263 | 1,081 |
| South Africa | 1,905 | 1:28,440 | 3,658 |
| Malawi | 680 | 1:25,175 | 3,828 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mlungu (548) may also be a first name.
Mlungu Demographics
Average Mlungu Salary in
South Africa
R 124,224
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mlungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mlungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mlungu is found most in Tanzania. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mlungu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mlungu is the 56,368th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,907 people. Mlungu occurs mostly 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 widespread first name at a global level, borne by 548 people.
Mlungu is most frequently held 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 reside, Mbeya Region, where 25 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Mlungu is found in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 21 percent reside and Malawi, where 8 percent reside.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mhlungu | 92 | 10,421 | / |
| Mlyungu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mlugu | 91 | 2,984 | / |
| Mlunu | 91 | 8 | / |
| Millungu | 86 | 7 | / |
| Mhhlungu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mlughu | 83 | 210 | / |
| Mlhunu | 83 | 18 | / |
| Mlugnu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mlunhu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mlumgu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mlaunu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mhlunu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mhlugu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mlongu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mhlongu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mellugu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mlughau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mhluhgu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mlogu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mhlogu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mellogu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Melloggu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Mlonou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis