Mahalala Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Mahalala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mahalala (8) may also be a first name.
Mahalala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahalala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahalala (Marathi: महाळला, Oriya: ମହଲାଲା) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahalala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mahalala is the 6,723,624th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Mahalala occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahalala are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most frequently held forename on earth, held by 8 people.
This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 7,563,088. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Manyara Region, where 57 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Mahalala exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahalala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahalala in the Oriya language | ||
| ମହଲାଲା | mahalala | - |
| Mahalala in the Marathi language | ||
| महाळला | mahalala | 33.33 |
| महालाला | mahalala | 33.33 |
| महालला | mahalala | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Mahalala
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