Dlani Surname

659,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 456 people bear this surname

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

Dlani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dlani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4471:121,20314,363
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Dlani (124) may also be a first name.

Dlani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dlani has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dlani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 659,458th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 15,981,460 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Dlani reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 836,439th most common forename globally. It is borne by 124 people.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 447 people, or 1 in 121,203. In South Africa Dlani is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 47 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 32 percent are found and Gauteng, where 12 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 2 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Dlani Last Name Statistics demography

Dlani earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.57% less than the national average, earning R 162,612 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dlamni9114/
Dlangi919/
Dlanie914/
Dlanio912/
Dlaini912/
Dlanni911/
Dellani831,367/
Dillani836/
Dhlaini836/
Dhlamni834/
Déllani831/
Dlaimni831/
Dlaaini831/
Dëllani831/
Dlana80104/
Dloni8029/
Dlane8012/
Dlany802/
Dellanoi7715/
Dellanei771/
Daellani771/
Dellanio771/
Dhlana73170/
Dlaney7319/
Gylani736/
Dlhane734/
D'Lane733/
Dlange733/
Dlaine732/
Dlaina731/
Dleoni731/
Dliana731/
Dlanoy731/
Dlongi731/
Dlanje731/
Dillahani715/
Dellannie713/
Dillane67829/
Dellana67236/
Dillana67183/
Dellane6747/
Delloni6715/
Dellany675/
Dlaunay672/
Dilloni671/
Gylaani671/
D'Layne671/
Dhlamhi671/
Dillany670/

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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 Dlani
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