Nhlapo Surname

10,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,400 people bear this surname

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

Nhlapo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nhlapo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa50,8741:1,06599
Lesotho3841:5,2931,084
England981:568,55234,674
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Nhlapo (32) may also be a first name.

Nhlapo Last Name Facts

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

Nhlapo is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nhlapo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,929th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 141,781 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nhlapo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nhlapo is also the 1,840,253rd most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 32 people.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 50,874 people, or 1 in 1,065. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 48 percent live, Free State, where 23 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 15 percent live. Barring South Africa Nhlapo is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Nhlapo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nhlapo earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.79% less than the national average, earning R 159,708 per year and in United States they earn 72.12% less than the national average, earning $12,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nhlapho9211,605/
Nhlappo922/
Nhllapo921/
Nhlapoi921/
Nlapo918/
Nhlhapho861/
Nhlahpho861/
Nhlopo8327/
Nhlapa8324/
Nhlepo832/
Nliapo832/
Nlhapo831/
Nnlapo831/
Nylapo831/
Nlapho831/
Nhlopho7712/
Nhlapha773/
Nilapoo773/
Nellapo771/
Nelapoh771/
Nlapa7311/
Nilaphot714/
Nealapoo711/
Neelapoo711/
Nilapa6714/
Nelapa675/
Nilopo674/
Nhlopa672/
Nnlapa672/

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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 Nhlapo
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