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 last name Mahlanga occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahlanga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 639,219th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 15,309,970 people. The surname Mahlanga is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahlanga are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 274 people, or 1 in 197,729. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 45 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 43 percent reside and Free State, where 4 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 42 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

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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