Mahlabe Surname

381,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 935 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mahlabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahlabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8011:67,6388,467
Lesotho1321:15,3983,354
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mahlabe (577) may also be a first name.

Mahlabe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahlabe is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahlabe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 381,197th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 7,794,167 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahlabe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 348,718th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, held by 577 people.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 801 people, or 1 in 67,638. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 43 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 17 percent live and Limpopo, where 15 percent live. Not including South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 14 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Mahlabe Last Name Statistics demography

Mahlabe earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 4.1% less than the national average, earning R 227,892 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahlabeh9332/
Mahalabe9322/
Mathlabe9317/
Mahlaube931/
Malabe921,465/
Matlabe861,914/
Mohlabe861,214/
Malabed86752/
Malabeh86373/
Malaber86245/
Malabet86114/
Malaibe86113/
Malabey8678/
Malabie8672/
Maliabe8660/
Malyabe8632/
Mahlebe8631/
Mahlabi8619/
Mailabe8618/
Malabhe8615/
Malabei8613/
Malabes8610/
Malabee867/
Mahlaby866/
Mehlabe865/
Malabez864/
Malaube862/
Mallabe862/
Malhabe862/
Mahlobe861/
Matlhabe801,227/
Malhaber80322/
Mallaber80279/
Maslabey8018/
Mahalabi809/
Mahalave805/
Mahalaby803/
Malabett802/
Malyaabe802/
Mahlabai802/
Maulabee801/
Maslabei801/
Mahloobe801/
Malauber801/
Mailhabe801/
Mahlaaba801/
Mahhlaba801/
Mothlabe801/
Mallabee800/
Mallabey800/
Malave7768,229/
Malaba7711,102/
Malebe773,925/
Malabi771,051/
Malobe77632/
Molabe77458/
Malaby77340/
Melabe776/
Malabá771/
Maullabee75102/
Malahaber752/
Mahalabha751/
Mothlabey751/
Mohlabi712,111/
Malaiba71659/
Mallaby71564/
Malhabi71545/
Mehlabi71308/
Malabay71298/
Mallaba71294/
Maulabi71267/
Malayba71258/
Maulave71210/
Malabai71143/
Majlabi71136/
Malabis71125/
Motlabe7191/
Malaubi7159/
Mallobe7156/
Molabeh7147/
Mahlavi7142/
Malavey7137/
Molabei7135/
Malabha7130/
Matlabi7128/
Malabiy7127/
Maliabi7127/
Malabid7125/
Mailebe7121/
Mailaba7118/
Malabhi7115/
Mallave7113/
Maliaba7111/
Mmalaba719/
Moulabe719/
Mahlobi719/
Malhave717/
Maalave716/
Maleaba716/
Malhaba716/
Mohlebe716/
Mhalave715/
Maloube715/
Mailave715/
Malampe714/
Mgalabi714/
Malaboa714/
Mahalabhai713/
Molabee713/
Mahalabish713/
Malaibi713/
Malaive713/
Malebea713/
Maulaba712/
Mallabi712/
Malavea712/
Malaaba712/
Malabio712/
Mailobe712/
Mohlobe712/
Mhalaba712/
Mahulabhai711/
Maylave711/
Malyabi711/
Malauve711/
Malavee711/
Malavei711/
Maleabi711/
Malebee711/
Mmalave711/
Malaebi711/
Malobie711/
Malyaba711/
Mholobe711/
Mahloby711/
Mala'bi711/
Matlobe711/
Malebie711/
Malabii711/
Melaabe711/
Maalaba711/
Malabit711/
Malober710/
Malabhai67906/
Motlhabe67419/
Mohlabai67384/
Matlabuy67122/
Maulabhi6751/
Moulabee6726/
Mothlabi6723/
Malaibui6713/
Mallabai6712/
Malaveey679/
Maslabai678/
Malabhay677/
Mallabha675/
Matlabai675/
Mahlampi674/
Malobeha674/
Matlhabi673/
Malabuit672/
Matlhobe672/
Malahabi671/
Malaibai671/
Malabith671/
Maulaabi671/
Maulabai671/
Maullabi671/
Maalavey671/
Mallavey671/
Moulabie671/
Mottlabe671/
Molabeer671/
Mahlouby671/
Mahalavi671/
Malabhoi671/
Malabist671/
Mahloobi671/
Mallaiba671/
Maloubie671/
Malyavej671/
Mahloboa671/
Mohlanpe671/
Mohlebei671/
Malampey670/
Mollabey670/

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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 Mahlabe
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