Luhlanga Surname

533,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Luhlanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luhlanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3511:154,35217,426
Swaziland2531:5,131360
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Luhlanga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luhlanga is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Luhlanga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 533,524th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 12,045,530 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Luhlanga are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 351 people, or 1 in 154,352. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Mpumalanga, where 83 percent live, Gauteng, where 9 percent live and North West, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Swaziland, where 42 percent live and Scotland, where 0 percent live.

Luhlanga Last Name Statistics demography

Luhlanga earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 8.27% more than the national average, earning R 257,280 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luhllanga941/
Lulanga931,431/
Lullanga889/
Lihlanga881/
Loulanga881/
Luhlonga881/
Luilanga881/
Lulyanga881/
Liulanga881/
Lilanga803,639/
Lulonga80640/
Lolanga80315/
Lulango8027/
Liulonga7513/
Liulamga752/
Lolianga751/
Lihlonga751/
Lolonga67655/
Lilonga67631/
Lilango67322/
Lolango67214/
Lulongo6725/
Lulomga671/
Loolango631/
Lilongo532,175/
Lolongo5331/

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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 Luhlanga
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