Mahlanku Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mahlanku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahlanku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Lesotho41:508,14018,568

Mahlanku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahlanku is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahlanku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mahlanku is the 3,100,440th most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahlanku live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 1,504,936. In South Africa Mahlanku is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 44 percent are found, Gauteng, where 25 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 25 percent are found. Not including South Africa Mahlanku exists in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 10 percent are found.

Mahlanku Last Name Statistics demography

Mahlanku earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.17% less than the national average, earning R 113,664 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathlanku941/
Malanku933/
Malankou889/
Mahlancu885/
Mohlanku881/
Mahlamku881/
Malankush823/
Malancu80101/
Malancus75152/
Malonkou754/
Malamkau751/
Malasincu7144/
Mallamkau715/
Melancu672/
Melonkou632/
Melancou630/
Moulamkouz561/
Mălăncuş502/
Mălăncuș501/

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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 Mahlanku
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