Dlavu Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

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

Dlavu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dlavu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086

Dlavu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dlavu is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dlavu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dlavu is the 3,373,373rd most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Dlavu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dlavu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Dlavu is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 1,593,462. In South Africa Dlavu is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 79 percent reside, Western Cape, where 15 percent reside and Gauteng, where 3 percent reside.

Dlavu Last Name Statistics demography

Dlavu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.91% less than the national average, earning R 35,856 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dlovu80148/
Dlawu8082/
Dlevu8064/
Dlabu8047/
Dillavou77658/
Dillavau771/
Dellavou770/
Dhlovu73434/
Dhlabu7341/
Hdlovu733/
Ddlovu731/
Dlhabu731/
Dlhovu731/
Dhlovhu674/
Hdhlovu672/
Dlowu6047/
Dillabouh572/
Dhlowu554/
Dlawoo551/
Dillabouth531/

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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 Dlavu
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