Mhlophe Surname

94,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,043 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Mhlophe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mhlophe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,0571:13,3541,680
Zimbabwe8191:18,8502,799
Swaziland1261:10,303513
England161:3,482,379114,324
Lesotho161:127,03512,091
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mhlophe (1,157) may also be a first name.

Mhlophe Last Name Facts

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

Mhlophe is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mhlophe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mhlophe is the 94,490th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,445,081 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhlophe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mhlophe is also the 233,698th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 1,157 people.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 4,057 people, or 1 in 13,354. In South Africa Mhlophe is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 56 percent reside, Gauteng, where 21 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 9 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 16 percent reside and Swaziland, where 2 percent reside.

Mhlophe Last Name Statistics demography

Mhlophe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.01% less than the national average, earning R 159,192 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhlope922,107/
Mlophe925/
Mhloph921/
Mhlaphe8617/
Mhlopie861/
Mhlopha861/
M'Hlope861/
Mlope83269/
Mlopez7715/
Mlopes7710/
Mlephe777/
Mllope771/
Mhlape771/
Mlop731/
Mhlaphi714/
Mhlapha711/
Mlopa677/
Mlape674/
Mellopes671/
Mlofe671/
Mlepe671/
Mellhope670/

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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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  • 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 Mhlophe
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