Mlevu Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Mlevu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mlevu (13) may also be a first name.
Mlevu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mlevu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mlevu occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mlevu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,034,050th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlevu are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mlevu is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 13 people.
The surname Mlevu is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 908,132. In Zimbabwe Mlevu is most prevalent in: Matabeleland North Province, where 88 percent are found, Bulawayo Province, where 6 percent are found and Harare Province, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mlovu | 80 | 160 | / |
| Mlavu | 80 | 16 | / |
| Mlewu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mhlavu | 73 | 36 | / |
| Mhlovu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Milvus | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mylvud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhlebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Melvus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Milvaux | 67 | 36 | / |
| Muilewu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Muellovu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mhllempu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mlawu | 60 | 781 | / |
| Mliwu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Milbou | 55 | 89 | / |
| Milbau | 55 | 50 | / |
| Milbut | 55 | 24 | / |
| Melbou | 55 | 7 | / |
| Melbus | 55 | 3 | / |
| Melboe | 55 | 1 | / |
| Melbut | 55 | 0 | / |
| Milbus | 55 | 0 | / |
| Melbous | 50 | 623 | / |
| Melbouz | 50 | 34 | / |
| Melbuch | 50 | 14 | / |
| Melbaux | 50 | 3 | / |
| Melbouh | 50 | 1 | / |
| Millbus | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mhlawui | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mhlawuu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mailbui | 50 | 1 | / |
| Melbouy | 50 | 1 | / |
| Milbaus | 50 | 1 | / |
| Melbush | 50 | 0 | / |
| Hmlbutt | 50 | 0 | / |
| Mellwoe | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Mlevu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis