Mhlabi Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mhlabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mhlabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe651:237,51126,018
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Botswana41:546,73222,624
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Mhlabi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mhlabi is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Mhlabi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mhlabi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mhlabi is the 1,658,108th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. Mhlabi occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mhlabi reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 237,511. In Zimbabwe Mhlabi is primarily found in: Bulawayo Province, where 94 percent reside, Harare Province, where 2 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 41 percent reside and Botswana, where 3 percent reside.

Mhlabi Last Name Statistics demography

Mhlabi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.54% less than the national average, earning R 67,620 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhlabai923/
Mlabi9118/
Mhlaba839,313/
Mhlebi83785/
Mhlabe8322/
Mlabai834/
Mhlobi831/
Mhlawi831/
Mlaibi831/
Millabi7762/
Mellabi776/
Mchlaba772/
Mhlawui771/
M'Hlaba771/
Mlabich771/
Mlaba7311,639/
Mlavi73388/
Mlawi73232/
Mlabe73137/
Mlobi73136/
Mlebi734/
Mhlaimpi7141/
Millabhi714/
Mehelebi711/
Mhlabuha711/
Mhlava67147/
Mlyawi6732/
Mhlebe679/
Mlaiba679/
Mhlawy674/
Mhlobe672/
Mehellebi672/
Mhlawa672/
Mlabha671/
Mhlave671/
Mluobi671/
Mhlawe671/

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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 Mhlabi
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