Nhlambo Surname

670,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 446 people bear this surname

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

Nhlambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nhlambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4361:124,26114,653
Swaziland91:144,244719
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nhlambo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nhlambo is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nhlambo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 670,508th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,339,789 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nhlambo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 436 people, or 1 in 124,261. In South Africa Nhlambo is mostly concentrated in: Mpumalanga, where 90 percent are found, Gauteng, where 8 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 1 percent are found. Outside of South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Swaziland, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Nhlambo Last Name Statistics demography

Nhlambo earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.81% less than the national average, earning R 164,424 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nlambo926/
Nelambo86791/
Nhlamba8676/
Nilambo862/
Nhlamvo861/
Ngelambo806/
Nnelambo801/
Nlombo77606/
Nlembo77130/
Nlamba7756/
Ngelamboi751/
Nlomboh7110/
Nelamba715/
Nelombo715/
Nilamba714/
N'Lembo714/
Nilanbo712/
N'Lombo712/
Nylombo711/
Ngelamba674/
Ngelombo674/
Nloumbou671/
Neelamba671/
Nilambath631/
Nlomba62669/
Nlemba62599/
Nelomba57117/
N'Lemba5783/
N'Lomba5741/
Nilomba5728/
Nellomba5340/

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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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  • 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 Nhlambo
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