Mohlaba Surname

227,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mohlaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mohlaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4381:37,6764,827
Lesotho3381:6,0131,249
England21:27,859,030389,889
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mohlaba (891) may also be a first name.

Mohlaba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mohlaba occurs most in South Africa. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mohlaba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mohlaba is the 227,600th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 4,089,532 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mohlaba reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 272,255th most widely held given name globally. It is borne by 891 people.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 1,438 people, or 1 in 37,676. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 43 percent are found, Gauteng, where 26 percent are found and Free State, where 13 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 19 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Mohlaba Last Name Statistics demography

Mohlaba earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.83% less than the national average, earning R 207,156 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 Mohlaba
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