Mahalefa Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

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

Mahalefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahalefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2551:212,46222,434
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mahalefa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahalefa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahalefa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mahalefa is the 998,609th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahalefa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 255 people, or 1 in 212,462. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 70 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 22 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 3 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live.

Mahalefa Last Name Statistics demography

Mahalefa earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 8.61% less than the national average, earning R 217,188 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahlefa931/
Mahalifa887/
Maaylefa884/
Malefa8658/
Mahalepha821/
Mohlefa8019/
Mailefa804/
'Malefa803/
Malefoa801/
Malefaa801/
Majlefa801/
Maalifa801/
Mahalova7588/
Maalifah7512/
Maledfai751/
Malefiea751/
Mahaliva751/
Malefo715,081/
Malifa71638/
Malafa71437/
Malofa7177/
Melefa7125/
Molefa7112/
Mahalapho713/
Mallefait712/
Malefho67596/
Maillefaud67326/
Malafay67150/
Mahlava67123/
Malafai6753/
Maleffo6747/
Molefha6744/
Mahlevo6740/
Malaifa679/
Mailafa674/
Maulifa673/
Malepha672/
Malefou672/
Malifah672/
Molefas672/
Maulofa672/
Malevah671/
Mohlofa671/
Moulefa671/
Malafau671/
Mallefo671/
Malefeu671/
Maelefo671/
Maelofa671/
Malafah671/
Malaffa671/
Malefoy671/

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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 Mahalefa
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