Mangaliso Surname

87,872nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,472 people bear this surname

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

Mangaliso Surname Definition:

Mangaliso is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: leader / Role model.

Mangaliso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5,4321:9,9741,237
Lesotho101:203,25614,332
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England41:13,929,515290,718
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Mangaliso (9,533) may also be a first name.

Mangaliso Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mangaliso is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: leader / Role model.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mangaliso Last Name Facts

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

Mangaliso is found most in South Africa. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mangaliso? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 87,872nd most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,331,788 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mangaliso are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mangaliso is also the 63,291st most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 9,533 people.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 5,432 people, or 1 in 9,974. In South Africa Mangaliso is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 54 percent reside, Western Cape, where 15 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 8 percent reside. Besides South Africa it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 0 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.

Mangaliso Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mangaliso earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56% less than the national average, earning R 104,568 per year and in United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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