Mhlabeni Surname

238,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,681 people bear this surname

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

Mhlabeni Surname User-submission:

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

Mhlabeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,6341:33,1564,241
Lesotho261:78,1759,832
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mhlabeni (289) may also be a first name.

Mhlabeni Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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Mhlabeni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mhlabeni is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mhlabeni.

How Common Is The Last Name Mhlabeni? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 238,470th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,335,244 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhlabeni live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mhlabeni is also the 519,842nd most numerous first name internationally It is held by 289 people.

The surname Mhlabeni is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 1,634 people, or 1 in 33,156. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent live, Western Cape, where 17 percent live and Gauteng, where 11 percent live. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 2 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Mhlabeni Last Name Statistics demography

Mhlabeni earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.97% less than the national average, earning R 109,392 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhlabheni942/
Mlabeni931/
Mhlabini8887/
Mhlaveni8813/
Mhlabene8812/
Mlobeni8025/
Mhlabine7577/
Mlhlabine711/
Mllaboina591/
Mellaboina566/

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