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 surname Mohlafu occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mohlafu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,352,516th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. Mohlafu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mohlafu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 902,962. In South Africa Mohlafu is mostly found in: Free State, where 65 percent reside, North West, where 18 percent reside and Gauteng, where 15 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name is found 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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