Mohlafu Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mohlafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mohlafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Lesotho61:338,76016,589

Mohlafu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mohlafu occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mohlafu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mohlafu is the 2,352,516th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mohlafu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 902,962. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Free State, where 65 percent reside, North West, where 18 percent reside and Gauteng, where 15 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 9 percent reside.

Mohlafu Last Name Statistics demography

Mohlafu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.72% less than the national average, earning R 126,624 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molafu9219/
Mhalafu8697/
Mahlafu8625/
Mohlavu8610/
Molafuu861/
Mahalafu8061/
Motlhafu8013/
Malafu772,127/
Melafu7710/
Molefu773/
Mohlaphou751/
Mgolofu71418/
Maalafu7197/
Mahlavu7115/
Motlofu7115/
Maulafu715/
Mahlefu713/
Malafou712/
Maliafu711/
Mohlovu711/
Molefeu711/
Malaifu711/
Malafau711/
Matlafus673/
Meleafeu671/
Meliafeu671/
Moloufou671/
Malaffeu671/
Maelafou671/
Malleafu671/
Mahalefu671/
Malefu62607/
Malofu62191/
Malaphu5744/
'Malefu573/
Malophu571/
Malefeu571/
Maloofu571/
Mallefu571/
Malaphut535/

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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
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  • 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 Mohlafu
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