Mahaheng Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mahaheng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahaheng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1391:14,6233,202
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925

Mahaheng (14) may also be a first name.

Mahaheng Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahaheng is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mahaheng click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahaheng? popularity and diffusion

Mahaheng is the 1,214,709th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. Mahaheng occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahaheng reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 14 people.

This last name is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 14,623. In Lesotho Mahaheng is mostly concentrated in: Berea District, where 37 percent reside, Butha-Buthe District, where 25 percent reside and Leribe District, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Lesotho this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 28 percent reside.

Mahaheng Last Name Statistics demography

Mahaheng earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.65% less than the national average, earning R 84,000 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahahing88319/
Maheng86125/
Mhaeng868/
Maheing801/
Maeng7724,326/
Mahengke7529/
Mahjieng7515/
Maheteng759/
Mahengue752/
Maaieang751/
Mahahink751/
Mahing71563/
Moheng71203/
Mahenc7157/
Meheng7152/
Mahenggue711/
Ma'eng711/
Maeeng711/
Maeting6718/
Mahessingh677/
Mahenke677/
Mayieng675/
Mahiong673/
Mooheng672/
Maiyeng672/
Mahyong671/
Majhenc671/
Maengke671/

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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 Mahaheng
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