Mlaba Surname

44,647th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,639 people bear this surname

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

Mlaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa11,5911:4,674598
England161:3,482,379114,324
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
Swaziland41:324,550996
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Mlaba (18) may also be a first name.

Mlaba Last Name Facts

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

Mlaba is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlaba? popularity and diffusion

Mlaba is the 44,647th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 626,132 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlaba are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 18 people.

The last name Mlaba is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 11,591 people, or 1 in 4,674. In South Africa it is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 77 percent are found, Gauteng, where 12 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 4 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Mlaba Last Name Statistics demography

Mlaba earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.74% less than the national average, earning R 143,208 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhlaba919,313/
Mlaiba919/
Mlabat916/
Mlabai914/
Mlabha911/
Mellaba8323/
Mhlabai833/
Mhlabas831/
M'Hlaba831/
M'Labat831/
Mlawa8016,171/
Mlava80210/
Mloba80207/
Mlabe80137/
Mlabo8030/
Mleba8028/
Mlabi8018/
Millabas77344/
Mellabas7710/
Mhlabuha771/
Mhlava73147/
Mhlabi73120/
Mhlabe7322/
Mlahwa7313/
Mlaway739/
Mlawah739/
Mmleba736/
Mhlawa732/
Mlaibi731/
Mlampa731/
Mhlabo731/
Mlabou731/
Milleabah712/
Milllabas711/
Millabi6762/
Millabe6758/
Mellawa6725/
Mlhabou6716/
Millaby6713/
Mellabi676/
Mllavat674/
Mlampah673/
Mellabe672/
Mhlajwa672/
Mellabo672/
Mellaby672/
Mlaujua671/
Mliabee671/
Mlasboy671/
Mlabich671/
Mlabesh671/
Millawa671/

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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
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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 Mlaba
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