Mhlekwa Surname
Approximately 1,835 people bear this surname
Mhlekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,694 | 1:31,982 | 4,094 |
| Zimbabwe | 133 | 1:116,077 | 15,782 |
| Lesotho | 6 | 1:338,760 | 16,589 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mhlekwa (576) may also be a first name.
Mhlekwa Demographics
Average Mhlekwa Salary in
South Africa
R 142,956
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mhlekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mhlekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mhlekwa is most common in South Africa. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mhlekwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mhlekwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 222,155th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,971,415 people. The last name Mhlekwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhlekwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 349,109th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 576 people.
It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,694 people, or 1 in 31,982. In South Africa Mhlekwa is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 57 percent are found, Western Cape, where 15 percent are found and Gauteng, where 10 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found and Lesotho, where 0 percent are found.
Mhlekwa Last Name Statistics demography
Mhlekwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.84% less than the national average, earning R 142,956 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mlekwa | 92 | 8,449 | / |
| Mhlokwa | 86 | 15 | / |
| Mhlekwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mlegwa | 77 | 72 | / |
| Mlokwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mleqwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mlikwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mleghwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mhlikwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| M'Lokwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mlehkweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melengwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mlagwa | 62 | 1,066 | / |
| Mligwa | 62 | 111 | / |
| Mlogwa | 62 | 19 | / |
| Mlengwe | 57 | 131 | / |
| Mlegbah | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mlahagwa | 53 | 1,519 | / |
| Melingwa | 53 | 2 | / |
| Mlehgbay | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mgilingwa | 50 | 1 | / |
| Moilingwa | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mailingwa | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Mhlekwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis