Mlowo Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mlowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania981:540,22134,788
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Mlowo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mlowo occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlowo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,849,867th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mlowo are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 540,221. In Tanzania Mlowo is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 85 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Mlowo occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlyowo914/
Mlojwo911/
Mhlowgo831/
Mlowa80625/
Mlawo8046/
Mlobo8019/
Mhlobo73522/
Mlojwa7388/
Mhlovo734/
M'Lobo734/
Mlyowa731/
Mloiwa731/
Millowa67131/
Mlochwa6716/
Mhlouwa671/
Mellouwood671/

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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 Mlowo
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