Mlakazi Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Mlakazi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mlakazi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mlakazi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mlakazi is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mlakazi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlakazi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Mlakazi is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Matabeleland South Province, where 50 percent live and Midlands Province, where 50 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe it exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mhlakazi | 93 | 64 | / |
| Mlyakazi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mhlakazai | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mlakaza | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mhlakaza | 80 | 4,019 | / |
| Mlyakaji | 80 | 178 | / |
| Mhlakaze | 80 | 22 | / |
| Mhlekazi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mhlakasi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mlyakaza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mhlakhaza | 75 | 14 | / |
| Mhlakatsi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mlokozi | 71 | 810 | / |
| Mhlakatshi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mlekezi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mlakasa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mhlakasa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mhlekaze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhlakoza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhlakase | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mlokosi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mhlekeze | 53 | 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 Mlakazi
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