Dlephu Surname

418,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 831 people bear this surname

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

Dlephu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dlephu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8251:65,6708,247
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dlephu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dlephu is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dlephu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dlephu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 418,171st most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,769,610 people. The surname Dlephu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dlephu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 825 people, or 1 in 65,670. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 52 percent live, Gauteng, where 22 percent live and Western Cape, where 13 percent live. Aside from South Africa Dlephu exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Dlephu Last Name Statistics demography

Dlephu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.95% less than the national average, earning R 95,184 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhlephu921/
Dlepu912,667/
Dhlepu8310/
Dlaphu838/
Dylphu831/
Delphu831/
Dlpu801/
Delphus7762/
Dillepu773/
Dhliphu771/
Delpu7316/
Dlapu7316/
Dlefu731/
Delphous7126/
Delphaut7126/
Delpheue711/
Delphuis711/
Delpui67139/
Delpup6794/
Delpuy6742/
Delpau6742/
Delpeu6730/
Dhlapu6713/
Delput6711/
Delpux678/
Delpou673/
Dilpup671/
Delfeu671/
Delpuz671/
Delpus671/
Tdlapu671/

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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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  • 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 Dlephu
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