Dlodlo Surname

60,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dlodlo Surname User-submission:

Dlodlo is originally from South Africa. It was brought to current day Zimbabwe by King Mzilikazi Khumalo of the Matabele. King Mzilikazi was running away from King Shaka of the Zulu. They settled in the South Western part of present day Zimbabwe in Mthwakazi.

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Dlodlo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4,0821:3,782318
South Africa4,0051:13,5281,699
Swaziland1261:10,303513
England441:1,266,32057,817
Botswana331:66,27111,607
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Dlodlo (22) may also be a first name.

Dlodlo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Dlodlo is originally from South Africa. It was brought to current day Zimbabwe by King Mzilikazi Khumalo of the Matabele. King Mzilikazi was running away from King Shaka of the Zulu. They settled in the South Western part of present day Zimbabwe in Mthwakazi.

Known names of the forebearers are Linganisa Dlodlo and Ngogo Dlodlo. Other known names are Mgandani Dlodlo who was King Lobengula's army general. Mgandani was killed in Fort Victoria by the British settlers.

Queen Lozikeyi Dlodlo was one of King Lobengula's wives. Queen Lozikey was Ngogo's daughter. In 1893 she stepped in as de facto 'king' of the Ndebele kingdom after the disappearance of King Lobengula. In 1896 she led a war of resistance against the British settlers in an Anglo-Ndebele War know as 'The War of the Red Axe' (Impi yehloka elibomvu). Queen Lozikey and her twin brother Muthiwani Dlodlo led the Ndebele contingent in the peace negotiation with Cecil John Rhodes in what was later to be called the Great Indaba. Queen Lozikeyi died in 1919 of influenza. She is buried in Matabeleland at a place called Nkosikazi (Crown Land).

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Dlodlo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dlodlo (Russian: Длодло) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dlodlo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 60,606th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 876,961 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dlodlo live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most common first name world-wide It is held by 22 people.

The surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 4,082 people, or 1 in 3,782. In Zimbabwe Dlodlo is mostly found in: Bulawayo Province, where 39 percent live, Matabeleland North Province, where 26 percent live and Matabeleland South Province, where 20 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe Dlodlo exists in 12 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 48 percent live and Swaziland, where 2 percent live.

Dlodlo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Dlodlo earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 12.68% less than the national average, earning R 207,516 per year and in United States they earn 47.42% less than the national average, earning $22,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Dhlodhlo862,152/
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Dlodla8333/
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Dladla6768,856/
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Dlgadillo676/
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Dladhla6223/
Dlaadla628/
Dladlad621/
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Dhladhla5710,426/
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Dlhladhla532/
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Dladlo503/
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Dlodlo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dlodlo in the Russian language
Длодлоdlodlo-

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