Mahlakeng Surname
Approximately 333 people bear this surname
Mahlakeng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 272 | 1:7,473 | 1,625 |
| South Africa | 61 | 1:888,159 | 57,770 |
Mahlakeng (82) may also be a first name.
Mahlakeng Demographics
Average Mahlakeng Salary in
South Africa
R 187,932
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mahlakeng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahlakeng Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahlakeng is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mahlakeng click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahlakeng? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 830,559th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,884,522 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahlakeng are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mahlakeng is also the 1,060,447th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 82 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 272 people, or 1 in 7,473. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Maseru District, where 35 percent reside, Leribe District, where 25 percent reside and Berea District, where 22 percent reside. Aside from Lesotho Mahlakeng exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 18 percent reside.
Mahlakeng Last Name Statistics demography
Mahlakeng earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 20.92% less than the national average, earning R 187,932 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malakeng | 94 | 74 | / |
| Mohlakeng | 89 | 89 | / |
| Mahlokeng | 89 | 42 | / |
| Maliakeng | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mothlakeng | 84 | 6 | / |
| Mahlokoeng | 84 | 1 | / |
| Molakeng | 82 | 3,131 | / |
| Malaking | 82 | 55 | / |
| Malekeng | 82 | 10 | / |
| Melakeng | 82 | 1 | / |
| Malokeng | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mallekeng | 78 | 1 | / |
| Malaqng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matlhokeng | 74 | 1 | / |
| Molokeng | 71 | 181 | / |
| Maleking | 71 | 64 | / |
| Molekeng | 71 | 17 | / |
| Melekeng | 71 | 3 | / |
| Melokeng | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mollekeng | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mmolokeng | 67 | 5 | / |
| Meleukeng | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moolokeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malaching | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malocking | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mmollekeng | 63 | 1 | / |
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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 Mahlakeng
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis