Mlotshwa Surname

20,626th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mlotshwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlotshwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa18,1401:2,987394
Zimbabwe7,8181:1,975115
Swaziland2781:4,670333
Botswana1271:17,2203,386
England741:752,94741,527
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Zambia91:1,761,10232,119
Lesotho91:225,84014,831
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Wales41:773,63329,106
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Mlotshwa (86) may also be a first name.

Mlotshwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mlotshwa is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlotshwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 20,626th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 274,929 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlotshwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 86 people.

The last name Mlotshwa is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 18,140 people, or 1 in 2,987. In South Africa Mlotshwa is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 53 percent are found, Gauteng, where 20 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 20 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent are found and Swaziland, where 1 percent are found.

Mlotshwa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mlotshwa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 33.09% less than the national average, earning R 159,000 per year and in United States they earn 21.13% less than the national average, earning $34,031 USD per year.

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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
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