Mahlaba Surname

24,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,471 people bear this surname

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

Mahlaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahlaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21,3951:2,532315
Zimbabwe5511:28,0194,309
Swaziland3031:4,284317
Lesotho1831:11,1072,502
England261:2,143,00282,017
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mahlaba (589) may also be a first name.

Mahlaba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahlaba occurs most in South Africa. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahlaba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 24,082nd most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 324,309 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahlaba live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 344,724th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 589 people.

Mahlaba is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 21,395 people, or 1 in 2,532. In South Africa Mahlaba is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 39 percent are found, Gauteng, where 24 percent are found and Free State, where 16 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found and Swaziland, where 1 percent are found.

Mahlaba Last Name Statistics demography

Mahlaba earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.07% less than the national average, earning R 144,792 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathlaba9338/
Mahalaba939/
Mahlabah937/
Mahlabai932/
Malhlaba932/
Mahlaaba931/
Mahhlaba931/
Malaba9211,102/
Mahalabah883/
Madthlaba883/
Mahalabha881/
Mahalabad881/
Malabad862,086/
Mohlaba861,782/
Malabat861,682/
Malaiba86659/
Matlaba86425/
Malabas86318/
Malabay86298/
Mallaba86294/
Mahleba86284/
Malayba86258/
Malabai86143/
Malabah8639/
Malabaz8633/
Malabha8630/
Mahlabo8619/
Mahloba8619/
Mailaba8618/
Maliaba8611/
Mmalaba869/
Maleaba866/
Malhaba866/
Malaboa864/
Maulaba862/
Malaaba862/
Malabau862/
Mehlaba862/
Mhalaba862/
Maelaba861/
Malabap861/
Malgaba861/
Malyaba861/
Maslaba861/
Maalaba861/
Mahalabhai823/
Mahulabhai821/
Malabhai80906/
Matlhaba80462/
Mohlabai80384/
Mahaloba8059/
Mallabad8017/
Mallabai8012/
Mahaleba809/
Maslabai808/
Malabhay807/
Mallabha805/
Matlabai805/
Malaibap804/
Mothlaba802/
Malaibai801/
Maulabai801/
Maslabah801/
Mallaiba801/
Matlabas801/
Masliaba801/
Maihlabo801/
Maloba77135,185/
Molaba775,702/
Maleba772,878/
Malabo772,139/
Malava77991/
Melaba77453/
Malabá771/
Mailabhai752,812/
Malabaggi7511/
Maulabass754/
Mallabaad753/
Mahalavai752/
Maullabai751/
Malyabhai751/
Maliabhai751/
Moulahaba751/
Mathlooba751/
Maalabhai751/
Mahlobo718,201/
Mallabo71837/
Mohloba71661/
Maliabo71495/
Matlabo71350/
Matloba71129/
Maliava71103/
Maleiba7188/
Malabey7178/
Malobay7166/
Mahlebo7154/
Malabou7154/
Mailava7141/
Mallava7140/
Malavai7136/
Malavau7123/
Malyabo7121/
Maaloba7121/
Malloba7118/
Maulava7116/
Malabei7113/
Malobah7113/
Malouba7110/
Malavay717/
Malebau716/
Malobai716/
Malampa716/
Malabod715/
Malebai715/
Motlaba715/
Melabai714/
Maleeba714/
Malaiva714/
Mailoba714/
Malooba714/
Mailabo713/
Mohlabo713/
Malavea712/
Malabgo712/
Maeleba712/
Malaubo711/
Malovaa711/
Malhoba711/
Molabai711/
Masloba711/
Maeloba711/
Malabot711/
Maleuba711/
Maleava711/
Malanpa711/
Malobat711/
Mayleba711/
Molabat711/
Mmaloba711/
Malabos711/
Malgoba711/
Moulaba711/
Maluiba711/
Melabhai67971/
Moulabat67582/
Malyampa67323/
Motlhaba67120/
Malabous6763/
Mallebay6727/
Maslabey6718/
Matlooba6714/
Malaivay6714/
Mailampa6713/
Mallampa677/
Molabhai676/
Matlhabo676/
Maliampa674/
Mathlobo674/
Moulabad674/
Mallavha673/
Maluibay672/
Malhabou672/
Malabout672/
Mailavay671/
Mallavah671/
Mallobai671/
Mollabah671/
Malampai671/
Maslabei671/
Maalouba671/
Mailaiva671/
Mailobau671/
Malabhoi671/
Malaabou671/
Malaampa671/
Majlouba671/
Malavaij671/
Malaveau671/
Mallouba671/
Maloubai671/
Malebaha671/
Mailhoba671/
Mahlobho671/
Mahloboa671/
Moulabas671/
Mallabey670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mahlaba
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