Mahlanza Surname

265,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,474 people bear this surname

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

Mahlanza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahlanza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,2491:43,3775,537
Zimbabwe1731:89,23812,859
Botswana391:56,07510,323
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England41:13,929,515290,718

Mahlanza Last Name Facts

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

Mahlanza is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mahlanza click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahlanza? popularity and diffusion

It is the 265,393rd most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,944,061 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mahlanza are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,249 people, or 1 in 43,377. In South Africa Mahlanza is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 48 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 24 percent reside and Gauteng, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent reside and Botswana, where 3 percent reside.

Mahlanza Last Name Statistics demography

Mahlanza earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.98% less than the national average, earning R 166,404 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahlantza941/
Mahlandza941/
Malanza93229/
Malanzau8821/
Malandza884/
Mhalanza881/
Mahlonza881/
Mahlantsa8212/
Malonza803,704/
Malanca802,112/
Molanza8028/
Melanza807/
Malanzo805/
Malança801/
Maulianzah781/
Malancea75148/
Malancha7583/
Mohlanca751/
Mallonza751/
Molandza751/
Malantsa751/
Malaanca751/
Maillanca71127/
Mayllanca7115/
Maloundza714/
Moulandza711/
Malonzo6710,076/
Malanco67577/
Molanzo6723/
Malancă6714/
Molonza671/

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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 Mahlanza
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