Mdhlaba Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mdhlaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdhlaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mdhlaba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mdhlaba is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdhlaba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mdhlaba is the 10,311,814th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdhlaba are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mdhlaba is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Mdhlaba is most numerous in: Free State, where 50 percent are found and Gauteng, where 50 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdlaba927/
Mdhloba861/
Mdlabi775/
Mdlawa772/
Mdleba771/
Mdhlobo711/
Mdhlova711/
Mdlobo626/
Mdlavo621/
Mdhlovo575/
Mdhlovy571/

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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 Mdhlaba
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