Mhlaba Surname

54,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,313 people bear this surname

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

Mhlaba Surname User-submission:

In the Zulu language the surname Mhlaba means 'earth', 'world', 'soil' or 'land'.

Mhlaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8,4951:6,378815
Zimbabwe7131:21,6533,253
Lesotho401:50,8147,910
England251:2,228,72284,230
Botswana171:128,64318,229
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

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'.

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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhlabai923/
Mchlaba922/
Mhlabas921/
M'Hlaba921/
Mlaba9111,639/
Mhlabuha861/
Mhlava83147/
Mhlabi83120/
Mhlabe8322/
Mlaiba839/
Mlabat836/
Mlabai834/
Mhlawa832/
Mhlabo831/
Mlabha831/
Mellaba7723/
Mhlajwa772/
M'Labat771/
Mlawa7316,171/
Mlava73210/
Mloba73207/
Mlabe73137/
Mlabo7330/
Mleba7328/
Mlabi7318/
Millabas71344/
Mellabas7110/
Mhlobo67522/
Mlahwa6713/
Mlawah679/
Mlaway679/
Mmleba676/
Mhlobe672/
Milleabah672/
Mhlave671/
Mlabou671/
Mhlobi671/
Milllabas671/
Mlaibi671/
Mlampa671/
Mehelavat671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mhlaba
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