Muhlaba Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muhlaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muhlaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1981:77,97111,469
South Africa671:808,62254,680
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Muhlaba (458) may also be a first name.

Muhlaba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muhlaba is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhlaba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muhlaba is the 973,426th most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. The surname Muhlaba is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muhlaba live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 398,932nd most prevalent given name on earth, held by 458 people.

The last name Muhlaba is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 198 people, or 1 in 77,971. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 45 percent live, Harare Province, where 42 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 5 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent live and Scotland, where 0 percent live.

Muhlaba Last Name Statistics demography

Muhlaba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.46% less than the national average, earning R 108,228 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mulaba922,311/
Mulabai8699/
Mulabah8631/
Mulabad866/
Muliaba864/
Mulabas864/
Mulyaba863/
Mihlaba863/
Mulhaba862/
Maulaba862/
Moulaba861/
Mulabaz861/
Mulaboa861/
Mujlaba861/
Mulabay861/
Moulabat80582/
Mulabhai80111/
Mullabai809/
Muleabai808/
Mullaaba806/
Moulabad804/
Mullabad803/
Moulabas801/
Maulabai801/
Muleba7711,738/
Molaba775,702/
Muloba771,871/
Milaba77280/
Mulabo77125/
Mulava7763/
Mullabhai7510/
Maulabass754/
Maullabai751/
Moulabash751/
Moulhatba751/
Moulahaba751/
Muliava71460/
Mulampa71146/
Mulyava7197/
Maulava7116/
Muleeba7114/
Milabai719/
Mulobah718/
Muhlobo714/
Mulobai714/
Muleuba713/
Mulaboh713/
Mulhava713/
Mulavai712/
Muleava712/
Milaiba711/
Mahulabhai711/
Mulahabhai711/
Mulavah711/
Molabai711/
Mulaavo711/
Mulyabo711/
Mulebah711/
Moulabou67138/
Milabhai6719/
Mullobai6717/
Mulanpah678/
Molabhai676/
Meulaboh673/
Muslobah671/
Mullaboo671/
Mollabah671/

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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 Muhlaba
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