Mulanda Surname

55,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mulanda Surname Definition:

Mulanda is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a poor person.

Mulanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5,6851:12,9961,625
Kenya1,9361:23,8532,698
Zambia1,0651:14,8831,696
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Indonesia911:1,453,28898,507
Uganda841:464,75327,435
Zimbabwe531:291,28829,631
Namibia261:92,6698,353
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England81:6,964,757184,742
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Mulanda (1,189) may also be a first name.

Mulanda Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mulanda is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a poor person.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mulanda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mulanda (Marathi: मुलंडा) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulanda? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 55,458th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 795,844 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mulanda are found; 62 percent are found in Central Africa and 62 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mulanda is also the 229,946th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 1,189 people.

The surname Mulanda is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 5,685 people, or 1 in 12,996. Excluding The DR Congo it occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 21 percent live and Zambia, where 12 percent live.

Mulanda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mulanda has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mulanda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Mulanda earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 80.61% less than the national average, earning R 46,080 per year and in United States they earn 40.25% less than the national average, earning $25,781 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mulanda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mulanda in the Marathi language
मुलंडाmulanda-

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