Mlambo Surname

7,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73,638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mlambo Surname User-submission:

The Mlambo (Mulambo) surname means 'river', 'flowing body of water' in South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Mlambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa48,9121:1,108108
Zimbabwe21,9921:70230
Swaziland1,1121:1,167151
Tanzania6991:75,7397,866
Botswana2431:9,0001,624
England2221:250,98220,313
Kenya1761:262,38617,495
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Australia571:473,60936,415
Lesotho391:52,1178,022
Namibia271:89,2378,105
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Iceland111:34,5542,447
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

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.

- panashemulambo

Mlambo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mlambo (Russian: Мламбо) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mlambo.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlambo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mlambo is the 7,707th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 98,964 people. The last name Mlambo is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mlambo reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mlambo is also the 640,739th most widespread forename worldwide, borne by 200 people.

Mlambo is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 48,912 people, or 1 in 1,108. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 54 percent live, Gauteng, where 21 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 12 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname exists 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 devotion of those holding the Mlambo surname is predominantly 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhlambo92315/
M'Lambo9224/
Mliambo923/
Mlyambo923/
Mlambho922/
Mlamboi922/
Mlambou921/
Mlamboa921/
Mllambo921/
Millambo8678/
Mlamba832,919/
Mlombo832,907/
Mlembo8321/
Mlanbo832/
Mhlamba7733/
Mliombo774/
Mlambah771/
Mllombo771/
Mhlombo771/
Mhlamvo771/
Mlemboh771/
M'Lombo771/
Mellombo7156/
Millembo711/
Mlomba671,484/
Mlemba67813/
Mlamwa67138/
Mlonbo672/
Mhlonbo621/
Mhlomuo621/
Millanvois5049/
Mlomwa501/

Mlambo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mlambo in the Russian language
Мламбоmlambo-

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