Mlindi Surname

537,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mlindi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlindi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5841:92,77011,346
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mlindi (1,112) may also be a first name.

Mlindi Last Name Facts

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

Mlindi has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlindi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mlindi is the 537,454th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 12,166,187 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mlindi live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mlindi is also the 239,142nd most commonly held first name internationally, held by 1,112 people.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 584 people, or 1 in 92,770. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 45 percent reside, Western Cape, where 33 percent reside and Gauteng, where 11 percent reside. Aside from South Africa Mlindi occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 2 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.

Mlindi Last Name Statistics demography

Mlindi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.35% less than the national average, earning R 141,756 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmlindi921/
Mlindai921/
Millindi869/
Mlinda831,892/
Mlinde831,461/
Mlindé831/
Mlendi831/
M'Lendi771/
M'Linde771/
Mellinda7189/
Millinde711/
Millinda711/
Mellindy710/
Mlenda671,023/
Millinder67209/
Milnda6739/
Millindez6710/
Mlende677/
Mellindez674/
Millendei671/
Millindee671/
Mlynda670/
Mellendich631/
Melndez62870/
Mlendea6237/
Mlendez6213/
Milnder629/
Mellnde621/
Mellnda621/
M'Lenda621/
Mellynda5797/
Mellendy5718/
Millende573/
Millenda571/
Millendez531,500/
Mellendez5383/
Mellendes5312/
Millendes5310/
Millendett500/

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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 Mlindi
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