Mhlaba Surname
Approximately 9,313 people bear this surname
Mhlaba Surname User-submission:
In the Zulu language the surname Mhlaba means 'earth', 'world', 'soil' or 'land'.
Mhlaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 8,495 | 1:6,378 | 815 |
| Zimbabwe | 713 | 1:21,653 | 3,253 |
| Lesotho | 40 | 1:50,814 | 7,910 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Mhlaba (2,586) may also be a first name.
Mhlaba Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
In the Zulu language the surname Mhlaba means 'earth', 'world', 'soil' or 'land'.
- thobileMhlaba Demographics
Average Mhlaba Salary in
United States
$32,312 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mhlaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mhlaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mhlaba is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mhlaba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mhlaba is the 54,645th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 782,513 people. Mhlaba is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhlaba are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 144,650th most frequently used given name throughout the world, borne by 2,586 people.
This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 8,495 people, or 1 in 6,378. In South Africa Mhlaba is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 26 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 19 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 18 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent reside and Lesotho, where 0 percent reside.
Mhlaba Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Mhlaba earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 32.4% less than the national average, earning R 160,644 per year and in United States they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning $32,312 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mhlabai | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mchlaba | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mhlabas | 92 | 1 | / |
| M'Hlaba | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mlaba | 91 | 11,639 | / |
| Mhlabuha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mhlava | 83 | 147 | / |
| Mhlabi | 83 | 120 | / |
| Mhlabe | 83 | 22 | / |
| Mlaiba | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mlabat | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mlabai | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mhlawa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mhlabo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mlabha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mellaba | 77 | 23 | / |
| Mhlajwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| M'Labat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mlawa | 73 | 16,171 | / |
| Mlava | 73 | 210 | / |
| Mloba | 73 | 207 | / |
| Mlabe | 73 | 137 | / |
| Mlabo | 73 | 30 | / |
| Mleba | 73 | 28 | / |
| Mlabi | 73 | 18 | / |
| Millabas | 71 | 344 | / |
| Mellabas | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mhlobo | 67 | 522 | / |
| Mlahwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mlawah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mlaway | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mmleba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mhlobe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Milleabah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mhlave | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mlabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhlobi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Milllabas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mlaibi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mlampa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehelavat | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Mhlaba
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