Mlangeni Surname

17,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,055 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Mlangeni Surname User-submission:

A South African surname, meaning 'people of the sun'.

Mlangeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa27,9701:1,937240
Swaziland1,2881:1,008135
Malawi1,1501:14,8862,336
Zimbabwe5131:30,0944,626
Lesotho391:52,1178,022
England321:1,741,18971,393
Botswana221:99,40615,343
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Mlangeni (96) may also be a first name.

Mlangeni Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A South African surname, meaning 'people of the sun'.

- l.f.mlangeni

Mlangeni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mlangeni occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlangeni? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mlangeni is the 17,794th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 234,666 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlangeni are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mlangeni is also the 968,397th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 96 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 27,970 people, or 1 in 1,937. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 33 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 22 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 22 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Mlangeni exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Swaziland, where 4 percent are found and Malawi, where 4 percent are found.

Mlangeni Last Name Statistics demography

Mlangeni earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.1% less than the national average, earning R 147,096 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhlangeni9469/
Mlyangeni941/
Mlanjeni881,561/
Mlangene8858/
Mlongeni8833/
Mlamgeni889/
Mlanseni889/
Mlanceni882/
Mlangini881/
Mlaangene829/
Mhlanjeni825/
Mlantjeni821/
Mhlangene821/
Mlonjeni7578/
Mlonxeni751/
Mlongene751/
Mlomgeni751/
Mlanzini751/
Mhlamjeni711/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mlangeni
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