Mhlungu Surname

49,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Mhlungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mhlungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa10,0981:5,365675
Swaziland3031:4,284317
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mhlungu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mhlungu is most common in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mhlungu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 49,370th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 699,313 people. The last name Mhlungu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhlungu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mhlungu is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 10,098 people, or 1 in 5,365. In South Africa Mhlungu is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 73 percent live, Gauteng, where 20 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 2 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Swaziland, where 3 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Mhlungu Last Name Statistics demography

Mhlungu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.11% less than the national average, earning R 158,964 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhhlungu931/
Mlungu928,998/
Mhlunu921/
Mhlugu921/
Mhlongu8610/
Mhluhgu861/
Mlyungu861/
Mlugu832,984/
Mlunu838/
Millungu807/
Mlughu77210/
Mlhunu7718/
Mlumgu771/
Mlunhu771/
Mlaunu771/
Mlugnu771/
Mlongu771/
Mhlogu771/
Mellugu713/
Mlughau712/
Mlogu672/
Mellogu571/
Melloggu533/

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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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  • 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 Mhlungu
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