Mahlangu Surname

2,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225,400 people bear this surname

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

Mahlangu Surname User-submission:

The Mahlangu surname means 'a shieldbearer' or 'one who bears shields', taken from the Zulu word isihlangu, which means 'shield'. The prefix ma- means 'one who', which takes the place of isi, which means 'a'. So therefore, Mahlangu means 'one who shields' or 'shieldbearer' to be more accurate.

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Mahlangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa215,5281:2516
Zimbabwe8,7701:1,760100
Swaziland3791:3,425279
England2881:193,46517,079
Zambia1141:139,03410,179
Australia801:337,44628,659
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Lesotho351:58,0738,518
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Iceland211:18,1001,499
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Wales101:309,45316,869
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196

Mahlangu (230) may also be a first name.

Mahlangu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mahlangu surname means 'a shieldbearer' or 'one who bears shields', taken from the Zulu word isihlangu, which means 'shield'. The prefix ma- means 'one who', which takes the place of isi, which means 'a'. So therefore, Mahlangu means 'one who shields' or 'shieldbearer' to be more accurate.

- decypha77

Hlangu means 'reedbuck' in the isiNdebele language. Mahlangu is plural, meaning 'reedbucks'.

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Mahlangu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahlangu has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahlangu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,446th most widely held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 32,332 people. The surname Mahlangu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahlangu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 591,855th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 230 people.

Mahlangu is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 215,528 people, or 1 in 251. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Mpumalanga, where 44 percent live, Gauteng, where 33 percent live and Limpopo, where 11 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 43 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live and Swaziland, where 0 percent live.

Mahlangu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mahlangu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 37.54% less than the national average, earning R 148,440 per year; in United States they earn 26.25% less than the national average, earning $31,821 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.35% less than the national average, earning $36,093 CAD per year.

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