Mahlangu

Mahlangu is a surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 95.6% of all known bearers of the surname Mahlangu were residents of South Africa (frequency 1:254) and 3.9% of Zimbabwe (1:1,760).

In South Africa, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:254) in the following provinces:[1]

In Zimbabwe, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,760) in the following provinces:

People

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Bongani Mahlangu (born 1979), boxer from South Africa
  • Chris Mahlangu, killer of Eugène Terre'Blanche (1941–2010), South African politician and founder and leader of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB)
  • Duncan Mahlangu (born 1983), South African taekwondo practitioner who competed in the men's featherweight category
  • Esther Mahlangu (born 1935), South African Ndebele artist
  • Jabu Mahlangu (formerly Jabu Jeremiah Pule) (born 1980), retired South African football (soccer) midfielder
  • July Mahlangu (born 1980), South African football (soccer) midfielder for Thanda Royal Zulu
  • M. J. Mahlangu, South African politician
  • Magodonga Mahlangu, women's rights campaigner from Zimbabwe who in 2009 was awarded the Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Award by U.S. President Barack Obama
  • May Mahlangu (born 1989), South African footballer
  • Moses Mahlangu (born 1925), long-time supporter of the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in South Africa
  • Sibusiso Mahlangu (born 1982), South African football (soccer) player
  • Solomon Mahlangu (1956–1979), South African operative of the African National Congress (ANC) militant wing, Umkhonto weSizwe (MK), hanged for murder in 1979
  • Qedani Mahlangu, (born 1968) the former Gauteng MEC for Health and Social Development
  • Thamsanqa Mahlangu (died 2015), former MDC politician and Zimbabwe Deputy Minister of Youth Development, Indigenisation and Empowerment
  • Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde (born 1955), South African politician who was Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa from 2008 to 2009

See also

References
  1. Mahlangu surname distribution
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