Hlambelo Surname

557,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Hlambelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hlambelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3001:180,59219,818
Zimbabwe2541:60,7809,171
England91:6,190,895170,599
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Hlambelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hlambelo is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hlambelo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 557,062nd most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,762,777 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Hlambelo are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Hlambelo is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 300 people, or 1 in 180,592. In South Africa Hlambelo is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 75 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 16 percent reside and Gauteng, where 7 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 44 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Hlambelo Last Name Statistics demography

Hlambelo earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.49% more than the national average, earning R 348,120 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lambelo931/
Hlambela88259/
Lambelho88151/
Hlombelo881/
Hlambilo881/
Lombelo8098/
Lambela8055/
Lambalo8012/
Lambilo809/
Lambolo804/
Lembelo801/
Lyambilo75386/
Liambela75112/
Lambilot754/
Lyambela754/
Hlambila751/
Liombelo751/
Lanbelho751/
Lambalou751/
Liambolo751/
Lambiela751/
Hlombela751/
Lombela67983/
Lembela67580/
Lombolo67275/
Lombilo67242/
Lambila67179/
Lamuela67169/
Lambala67120/
Lembolo6722/
Lambola6718/
Lombalo677/
Lamwela671/
Lanvelo671/
Lanbela671/

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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 Hlambelo
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