Dlamini Surname

900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 587,854 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Dlamini Surname User-submission:

The Dlamini surname means 'one who peals'.

Dlamini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa310,0941:1751
Swaziland261,1121:51
Zimbabwe8,9121:1,73293
Mozambique4,9441:5,5141,220
England7041:79,1458,846
Lesotho4951:4,106788
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Botswana2541:8,6101,539
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Namibia1301:18,5343,250
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Thailand441:1,605,417210,847
Canada371:995,82774,831
Scotland371:144,6988,671
Iceland361:10,558998
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Wales131:238,04114,239
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
France31:22,140,907385,998
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Dlamini (753) may also be a first name.

Dlamini Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Dlamini surname means 'one who peals'.

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Dlamini Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dlamini (Russian: Дламини) is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dlamini? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dlamini is the 900th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,397 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dlamini live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Dlamini is also the 299,476th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 753 people.

It is the most widely held surname in 2 countries: South Africa, where 53 percent reside and Swaziland, where 44 percent reside. This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 310,094 people, or 1 in 175. In South Africa it is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 65 percent reside, Gauteng, where 17 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 7 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 60 countries. It is also common in Swaziland, where 44 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.

Dlamini Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dlamini last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

The amount Dlamini earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 36.35% less than the national average, earning R 151,248 per year; in United States they earn 9.37% less than the national average, earning $39,107 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.32% less than the national average, earning $37,602 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dlamini Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dlamini in the Russian language
Дламиниdlamini-

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