Mahlanga Surname

639,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mahlanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahlanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2741:197,72921,276
Zimbabwe2011:76,80711,322
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mahlanga (10) may also be a first name.

Mahlanga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahlanga is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahlanga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 639,219th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 15,309,970 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahlanga reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread forename in the world It is held by 10 people.

The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 274 people, or 1 in 197,729. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 45 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 43 percent are found and Free State, where 4 percent are found. Excluding South Africa Mahlanga is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 42 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Mahlanga Last Name Statistics demography

Mahlanga earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.43% less than the national average, earning R 120,168 per year.

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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 Mahlanga
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