Shabalala Surname

8,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,788 people bear this surname

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

Shabalala Surname Definition:

See Tshabalala.

Shabalala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa63,9141:84874
Swaziland1,4901:871126
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
England601:928,63447,428
Lesotho281:72,5919,509
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Iceland41:95,0224,787
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Shabalala (217) may also be a first name.

Shabalala Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

See Tshabalala.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Shabalala Last Name Facts

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

Shabalala is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shabalala.

How Common Is The Last Name Shabalala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shabalala is the 8,641st most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 110,773 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shabalala are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 612,983rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 217 people.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 63,914 people, or 1 in 848. In South Africa Shabalala is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 61 percent reside, Gauteng, where 19 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 10 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Swaziland, where 2 percent reside and Malawi, where 0 percent reside.

Shabalala Last Name Statistics demography

Shabalala earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.79% less than the national average, earning R 145,452 per year.

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