Mahlinza Surname

160,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Mahlinza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahlinza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,4081:22,4992,848
Swaziland3031:4,284317
England61:9,286,343223,652
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mahlinza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahlinza is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahlinza? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mahlinza is the 160,371st most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,680,230 people. The surname Mahlinza is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahlinza are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,408 people, or 1 in 22,499. In South Africa it is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 69 percent live, Gauteng, where 15 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 9 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Swaziland, where 11 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Mahlinza Last Name Statistics demography

Mahlinza earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.61% less than the national average, earning R 145,896 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahlindza94254/
Malinza93153/
Maulinza887/
Malindza883/
Mohlinza881/
Mahlenza881/
Mahlinzo881/
Mallindza821/
Molinza80130/
Malenza8079/
Melinza8011/
Malinca8010/
Malinzo801/
Malendza7518/
Malincia753/
Malienzo751/
Malenzo6735/
Molinca6712/
Malinco675/
Melenza672/
Malencia6337/
Malincio634/
Malentsa632/
Molenzah631/
Malenzei631/
Maelenzo631/
Malienco631/
Malintsho591/
Molenzo5361/
Malenco5327/
Mallenco50215/
Moulenzo501/
Malencha501/
Melendzo501/
Malencio501/

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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 Mahlinza
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