Mdlavu Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

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

Mdlavu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mdlavu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1331:407,35135,714

Mdlavu Last Name Facts

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

Mdlavu is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mdlavu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mdlavu is the 1,551,568th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname Mdlavu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mdlavu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 407,351. In South Africa Mdlavu is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 68 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 26 percent reside and Gauteng, where 5 percent reside.

Mdlavu Last Name Statistics demography

Mdlavu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.55% less than the national average, earning R 117,504 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdlovu833,229/
Mdlevu837/
Mdlawu832/
Mdlabu831/
Mdhlovu772,462/
Mdlhovu7735/
Mhdlovu771/
Mdlabhu771/
Mdlovhu771/
Mdlhlovu711/
Mddhlovu711/
Mdlobu671/

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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 Mdlavu
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