Mahlaela Surname

130,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,462 people bear this surname

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

Mahlaela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahlaela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,4321:15,7861,995
Lesotho251:81,30210,029
England31:18,572,686338,250
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Mahlaela (79) may also be a first name.

Mahlaela Last Name Facts

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

Mahlaela is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahlaela? popularity and diffusion

Mahlaela is the 130,665th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,105,010 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahlaela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,083,225th most frequent given name internationally, held by 79 people.

The last name Mahlaela is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 3,432 people, or 1 in 15,786. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 44 percent are found, Gauteng, where 34 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 14 percent are found. Not including South Africa Mahlaela exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Mahlaela Last Name Statistics demography

Mahlaela earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.14% less than the national average, earning R 163,644 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahlala93554/
Malaela93165/
Mahlela9327/
Mahlahla881,210/
Mahlehla88244/
Malaelea88175/
Mahalala888/
Mallaela885/
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Mahlalla884/
Mahloela884/
Mohlaela882/
Mahulela882/
Mahalela882/
Mahlaelo881/
Mahhlela881/
Malala8638,959/
Malela8613,547/
Mahahlela824/
Mahalalia821/
Mahlahala821/
Mahalelah821/
Mohlala8053,953/
Mallela8029,461/
Mhelela803,531/
Malalay801,724/
Mallala801,423/
Malalai801,199/
Malalla80636/
Mmalala80521/
Mehlala80393/
Maalala80248/
Malalah80120/
Mailela80117/
Mahlola8056/
Mehlela8038/
Malalia8035/
Maleela8032/
Malalau8020/
Malaala8017/
Maulela8014/
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Mailala8012/
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Malelah808/
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Mahlelo805/
Malaelo804/
Mohlela803/
Mhalela801/
Malelay801/
Malelia801/
Mahalahala781/
Malallah755,801/
Mahlohla75290/
Mahalelo75252/
Maleelai75131/
Mahlahlo7532/
Mahlehlo7531/
Malialia7527/
Mallalah7520/
Mallaala759/
Mmallela756/
Mailalla756/
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Malalaah751/
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Maulelia751/
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Malalaih751/
Malllela751/
Malhelha751/
Mohlalia751/
Moihlala751/
Mahleley751/
Molala713,529/
Malelo711,229/
Malalo71954/
Molela71473/
Melela7193/
Mahallelo7114/
Mallallah7110/
Malała714/
Meallelea711/
Mailallai711/
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Mahleeloh711/
Malahla67581/
Mohlola67303/
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Moloela6793/
Maulelo6766/
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Malohla6729/
Molalla6727/
Moolela6719/
Mailalo6719/
Malaley6718/
Malallo6716/
Malelei6713/
Meilala6711/
Mallelo679/
Molelai679/
Molalai678/
Malhola676/
Malalio676/
Malaloi676/
Mmalelo675/
Mollela675/
Maulalo674/
Malhala674/
Maylalo674/
Mohlalo674/
Malalei673/
Molalya673/
Malyalo672/
Meulela672/
Malelio672/
Malaloy672/
Malalyo671/
Molahla671/
Molelia671/
Mehlola671/
Malaloo671/
Mallalo671/

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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 Mahlaela
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