Mhlamba Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mhlamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mhlamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227

Mhlamba Last Name Facts

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

Mhlamba is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mhlamba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,432,070th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhlamba live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Mhlamba is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 551,366. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Matabeleland South Province, where 32 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 25 percent are found and Matabeleland North Province, where 21 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlamba922,919/
Mhlambi864,678/
Mhlambe86418/
Mhlambo86315/
Mlambah861/
Mlamboa861/
Mhlambhi805/
Mlambo7773,638/
Mlomba771,484/
Mlemba77813/
Mlambi77806/
Mlambe77347/
Mlamwa77138/
M'Lambo7124/
Mlyambo713/
Mliambo713/
Mhlombe713/
Mlamboi712/
Mlambho712/
Mhlanua711/
Mlambou711/
Mmlambe711/
Mhlombo711/
Mhlanbe711/
Mhlamvo711/
Mllambo711/
Mhlombi711/
Millambo6778/
Mliambee6711/
Mellambi675/
Mlambouj671/
Mellamby671/
Mlyambee671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mhlamba
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