Dhlula Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Botswana

Dhlula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhlula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1291:119,67616,190
Botswana331:66,27111,607
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Dhlula Last Name Facts

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

Dhlula is most common in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dhlula.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhlula? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dhlula is the 1,198,640th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dhlula reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 129 people, or 1 in 119,676. In Zimbabwe Dhlula is most prevalent in: Midlands Province, where 59 percent reside, Bulawayo Province, where 23 percent reside and Matabeleland North Province, where 9 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 17 percent reside.

Dhlula Last Name Statistics demography

Dhlula earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.36% less than the national average, earning R 70,428 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhloula921/
Dlula911,001/
Dllula8310/
Dlulla831/
Dhluli831/
Dellula7718/
Dloulia774/
Hdhluli771/
Dllulia771/
Dlule73156/
Dluli7315/
Dlola7310/
Dlila735/
Dlilai674/
Dlhule671/
Dlusle671/
Dluhla671/
D'Lila671/
Dlolla671/

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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 Dhlula
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