Mahlanu Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

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

Mahlanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahlanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Mahlanu (12) may also be a first name.

Mahlanu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahlanu occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahlanu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Mahlanu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahlanu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mahlanu is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 12 people.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 6,019,745. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 78 percent reside, North West, where 11 percent reside and Western Cape, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent reside.

Mahlanu Last Name Statistics demography

Mahlanu earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 8.93% less than the national average, earning R 216,408 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
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  • 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 Mahlanu
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