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

Mlotshwa occurs most in South Africa. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlotshwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 20,626th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 274,929 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlotshwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mlotshwa is also the 1,032,266th most prevalent forename at a global level, held by 86 people.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 18,140 people, or 1 in 2,987. In South Africa Mlotshwa is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 53 percent live, Gauteng, where 20 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent live and Swaziland, where 1 percent live.

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