Dhlomo Surname

141,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,148 people bear this surname

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

Dhlomo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhlomo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,4991:21,6802,749
Zimbabwe6251:24,7013,760
England131:4,286,005132,302
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Dhlomo (10) may also be a first name.

Dhlomo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dhlomo is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Dhlomo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhlomo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 141,540th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,314,976 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dhlomo live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name in the world, held by 10 people.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 2,499 people, or 1 in 21,680. In South Africa Dhlomo is most common in: Gauteng, where 39 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 39 percent are found and Free State, where 10 percent are found. Other than South Africa it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Dhlomo Last Name Statistics demography

Dhlomo earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.77% less than the national average, earning R 228,672 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhlomoo921/
Dlomo9119,126/
Dhlumo83175/
Dlhomo8315/
Dhlemo832/
Dhloma832/
Dlom'o831/
Dllomo831/
Dhlamo831/
Ddlomo831/
Dloumo831/
Dellomo77251/
Dlomgou771/
Dlumo7323/
Dloma7316/
Dlamo736/
Dlemo732/
Dell'omo711,430/
Dellomos71993/
Delluomo71135/
Dillomos7136/
Dell'uomo671,476/
Dølemo6718/
Dhluma6713/
Tdlamo671/
Dlhemo671/
Dhlama671/
Dilliomos671/
Delllomos671/
Dlumou671/

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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
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  • 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 Dhlomo
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