Dlamba Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

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

Dlamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dlamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1541:351,80332,234
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Dlamba Last Name Facts

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

Dlamba is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dlamba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,398,030th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dlamba are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Dlamba is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 351,803. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 75 percent reside, Gauteng, where 14 percent reside and Western Cape, where 9 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Iceland, where 1 percent reside.

Dlamba Last Name Statistics demography

Dlamba earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.78% less than the national average, earning R 138,348 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dlambat921/
Dhlamba921/
Dlamva8326/
Dlambo8310/
Dlemba838/
Dlambe832/
Dloumba772/
D'Lemba771/
Dhlambo771/
Dellamua711/
D'Leimba711/
Dlombo671/
Dlanwa671/
Dlamhwait671/
Dillanbach630/
Dlautenbach591/
Dhlembeu57108/
Dellannbo531/
Dlomva501/

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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 Dlamba
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