Mlambo Surname
Approximately 73,638 people bear this surname
Mlambo Surname User-submission:
The Mlambo (Mulambo) surname means 'river', 'flowing body of water' in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Mlambo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 48,912 | 1:1,108 | 108 |
| Zimbabwe | 21,992 | 1:702 | 30 |
| Swaziland | 1,112 | 1:1,167 | 151 |
| Tanzania | 699 | 1:75,739 | 7,866 |
| Botswana | 243 | 1:9,000 | 1,624 |
| England | 222 | 1:250,982 | 20,313 |
| Kenya | 176 | 1:262,386 | 17,495 |
| United States | 73 | 1:4,965,191 | 254,179 |
| Australia | 57 | 1:473,609 | 36,415 |
| Lesotho | 39 | 1:52,117 | 8,022 |
| Namibia | 27 | 1:89,237 | 8,105 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Iceland | 11 | 1:34,554 | 2,447 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Mlambo (200) may also be a first name.
Mlambo Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Mlambo (Mulambo) surname means 'river', 'flowing body of water' in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
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Average Mlambo Salary in
United States
$30,832 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mlambo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mlambo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mlambo (Russian: Мламбо) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mlambo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,707th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 98,964 people. The last name Mlambo is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mlambo are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mlambo is also the 640,739th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 200 people.
This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 48,912 people, or 1 in 1,108. In South Africa Mlambo is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 54 percent live, Gauteng, where 21 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 12 percent live. Not including South Africa it is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 30 percent live and Swaziland, where 2 percent live.
Mlambo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Mlambo earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 39.16% less than the national average, earning R 144,588 per year and in United States they earn 28.55% less than the national average, earning $30,832 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mhlambo | 92 | 315 | / |
| M'Lambo | 92 | 24 | / |
| Mliambo | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mlyambo | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mlambho | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mlamboi | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mlambou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mlamboa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mllambo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Millambo | 86 | 78 | / |
| Mlamba | 83 | 2,919 | / |
| Mlombo | 83 | 2,907 | / |
| Mlembo | 83 | 21 | / |
| Mlanbo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mhlamba | 77 | 33 | / |
| Mliombo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mlambah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mllombo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mhlombo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mhlamvo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mlemboh | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Lombo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mellombo | 71 | 56 | / |
| Millembo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mlomba | 67 | 1,484 | / |
| Mlemba | 67 | 813 | / |
| Mlamwa | 67 | 138 | / |
| Mlonbo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mhlonbo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mhlomuo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Millanvois | 50 | 49 | / |
| Mlomwa | 50 | 1 | / |
Mlambo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mlambo in the Russian language | ||
| Мламбо | mlambo | - |
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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 Mlambo
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