Mhlahlo Surname

196,647th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,131 people bear this surname

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

Mhlahlo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mhlahlo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,0061:27,0083,451
Zimbabwe1131:136,62217,842
Botswana41:546,73222,624
England31:18,572,686338,250
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mhlahlo (84) may also be a first name.

Mhlahlo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mhlahlo is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mhlahlo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mhlahlo is the 196,647th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,419,778 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhlahlo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mhlahlo is also the 1,046,220th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 84 people.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 2,006 people, or 1 in 27,008. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent live, Gauteng, where 21 percent live and Western Cape, where 18 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.

Mhlahlo Last Name Statistics demography

Mhlahlo earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.44% less than the national average, earning R 165,312 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlahlo928/
Mhlalo928/
Mhlohlo8620/
Mhlaulo8620/
Mhlahla868/
Mhlehlo862/
Mhlalho861/
Mlalo83110/
Mhlahleu801/
Mhlolo77436/
Mhlala77288/
Mlahla7710/
Mlaloo771/
Mhlelo771/
Mlaloa771/
Mhlohla718/
Mlyaulo714/
Mhlatla712/
Mhlotlo711/
Mhlolgo711/
Mhlaula711/
Mlallos711/
Mlala672,174/
Millalos6775/
Mlelo6713/
Mellalou6710/
Mellalos676/

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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 Mhlahlo
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