Mehlwana Surname

259,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,515 people bear this surname

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

Mehlwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mehlwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4891:36,3854,659
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
England31:18,572,686338,250
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mehlwana (62) may also be a first name.

Mehlwana Last Name Facts

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

Mehlwana is found most in South Africa. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mehlwana.

How Common Is The Last Name Mehlwana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 259,470th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,810,261 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mehlwana are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 62 people.

Mehlwana is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,489 people, or 1 in 36,385. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 48 percent are found, Gauteng, where 15 percent are found and Western Cape, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa Mehlwana is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Mehlwana Last Name Statistics demography

Mehlwana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.53% less than the national average, earning R 129,444 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mehlhwana941/
Mhlwana93148/
Melwana9321/
Mehlwona881/
Melhwana881/
Mlwana861/
Milwana8037/
Melbana803/
Mmilwana755/
Melwaney751/
Meelweena711/
Milwano67701/
Mlevana675/
Melvano675/
Miluana673/
Mlwango671/
Miluanga6341/
Milwaney630/
Millbano501/
Millbona500/

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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 Mehlwana
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