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

Dhlomo has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhlomo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 141,540th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,314,976 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dhlomo reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held given name internationally, borne by 10 people.

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

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Dhlomo
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