Mohanelwa Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

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

Mohanelwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mohanelwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa781:694,58649,962
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mohanelwa (27) may also be a first name.

Mohanelwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mohanelwa is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mohanelwa? popularity and diffusion

Mohanelwa is the 2,121,169th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mohanelwa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most common first name worldwide It is held by 27 people.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 694,586. In South Africa Mohanelwa is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 45 percent reside, Gauteng, where 44 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 9 percent reside. Not including South Africa Mohanelwa exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside.

Mohanelwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mohanelwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.68% less than the national average, earning R 86,316 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
  • 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 Mohanelwa
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