Mlevu Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mlevu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlevu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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 is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mlevu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlevu? popularity and diffusion

Mlevu is the 4,034,050th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlevu live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held given name on earth It is held by 13 people.

Mlevu is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 908,132. In Zimbabwe Mlevu is most numerous in: Matabeleland North Province, where 88 percent are found, Bulawayo Province, where 6 percent are found and Harare Province, where 6 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlovu80160/
Mlavu8016/
Mlewu807/
Mhlavu7336/
Mhlovu735/
Milvus733/
Mylvud731/
Mhlebu731/
Melvus730/
Milvaux6736/
Muilewu6727/
Muellovu621/
Mhllempu621/
Mlawu60781/
Mliwu601/
Milbou5589/
Milbau5550/
Milbut5524/
Melbou557/
Melbus553/
Melboe551/
Melbut550/
Milbus550/
Melbous50623/
Melbouz5034/
Melbuch5014/
Melbaux503/
Melbouh501/
Millbus501/
Mhlawui501/
Mhlawuu501/
Mailbui501/
Melbouy501/
Milbaus501/
Melbush500/
Hmlbutt500/
Mellwoe500/

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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
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