Dlava Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

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

Dlava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dlava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1851:292,85228,409
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

Dlava (25) may also be a first name.

Dlava Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dlava has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dlava? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,222,957th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dlava live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Dlava is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 25 people.

The last name Dlava is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 292,852. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 71 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 11 percent reside and Gauteng, where 8 percent reside. Apart from South Africa Dlava is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent reside and Colombia, where 1 percent reside.

Dlava Last Name Statistics demography

Dlava earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.64% less than the national average, earning R 122,052 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dlavai912/
Dellava831,902/
Dillava8357/
Dhlavai833/
Dhlavha831/
Dlova802,493/
Dlaba80724/
Dlavi8054/
Dlawa804/
Dleva801/
Dlave801/
Dell'ava77100/
Delliava771/
Dillavad771/
Dillavau771/
Dellavas771/
Delllava771/
Dilliava771/
Dlabač73211/
Dlabaj73185/
Dlabay7348/
Dhlova7317/
Dlabai7313/
Dhlaba7310/
Dleiva732/
Dhlavi731/
Dhlawa731/
Dlavid731/
Dlaavi731/
Dlahba731/
Dlajwa731/
Dlawah731/
Dlhaba731/
Dlhova731/
Dlovas731/
Dlasba731/
Dlavis730/
Dlabajova715/
Dellavaja715/
Dellavaia712/
Dellova671,165/
Delleva67460/
Dellaba67117/
Dellavi6740/
Dillova6718/
Dellavo6716/
Dlabach6715/
Dellavy6714/
Dellave6712/
Dellawa675/
Dilleva673/
Dellasvast671/
D'Leiva671/
D'Lavey671/
Dlahway671/
Dhlawat671/
Dlavich671/

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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 Dlava
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