Mhlava Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

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

Mhlava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mhlava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1331:407,35135,714
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mhlava (1,345) may also be a first name.

Mhlava Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mhlava occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mhlava? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,453,389th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mhlava are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mhlava is also the 214,074th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 1,345 people.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 407,351. In South Africa Mhlava is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 54 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 27 percent are found and Gauteng, where 17 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Mhlava Last Name Statistics demography

Mhlava earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.2% less than the national average, earning R 85,080 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlava91210/
Mhlaba839,313/
Mhlawa832/
Mhleva831/
Mhlave831/
Mlaeva831/
Mehelavat801/
Mllavat774/
Mhlabai773/
Mchlaba772/
Mhlajwa772/
Mlyaeva771/
M'Hlaba771/
Mhlabas771/
Mlawa7316,171/
Mlaba7311,639/
Mlavi73388/
Mlova7340/
Mleva739/
Mlave736/
Mlyavaya71117/
Millavas7132/
Millaeva7115/
Mleavaia713/
Milliava713/
Mellavai711/
Meheleva711/
Mellaeva711/
Mhlabi67120/
Mlyavy6730/
Mhlabe6722/
Mlahwa6713/
Mlaiba679/
Mlawah679/
Mlaway679/
Mlabat676/
Mhlawy674/
Mleeva674/
Mlabai674/
Mhlovo674/
Mlyova672/
Mlhave671/
Mlampa671/
Mhlabo671/
Mhlawe671/
Millavaud671/
Mhlawi671/
Mlabha671/

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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 Mhlava
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