Mhlope Surname

198,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mhlope Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mhlope Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,6881:9,1461,126
South Africa3951:137,15915,860
England141:3,979,861125,553
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Mhlope (109) may also be a first name.

Mhlope Last Name Facts

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

Mhlope is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mhlope? popularity and diffusion

It is the 198,459th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,458,731 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mhlope are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 900,062nd most widely held given name in the world, held by 109 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,688 people, or 1 in 9,146. In Zimbabwe Mhlope is most frequent in: Bulawayo Province, where 51 percent reside, Matabeleland South Province, where 17 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 12 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 19 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Mhlope Last Name Statistics demography

Mhlope earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 6.85% less than the national average, earning R 221,352 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhlophe925,043/
Mhlopie921/
M'Hlope921/
Mlope91269/
Mlopez8315/
Mlopes8310/
Mlophe835/
Mllope831/
Mhlape831/
Mhloph831/
Mlop801/
Mhlaphe7717/
Mhlopha771/
Mlopa737/
Mlape734/
Mlepe731/
Mellopes711/
Mellhope710/
Mhlapi6732/

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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 Mhlope
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