Mahefu Surname
Approximately 420 people bear this surname
Mahefu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 405 | 1:38,119 | 5,908 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mahefu (30) may also be a first name.
Mahefu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahefu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mahefu (Marathi: महेफु) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahefu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 701,000th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 17,351,300 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahefu reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mahefu is also the 1,911,214th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 30 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 405 people, or 1 in 38,119. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 55 percent live, Harare Province, where 14 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 12 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent live and Malawi, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahefuj | 92 | 10 | / |
| Mahetfu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maefu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Mahefoud | 86 | 3 | / |
| Maefau | 83 | 21 | / |
| Mahifu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maefou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mahefoudh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mahephu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Moefu | 73 | 22 | / |
| Mahephuj | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mahifout | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mahefooj | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mahephud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maephu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Muiefu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meufeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mohifu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meufou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahivu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meuffeu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mohifouz | 57 | 487 | / |
| Mohitfuj | 57 | 1 | / |
Mahefu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahefu in the Marathi language | ||
| महेफु | mahephu | 66.67 |
| महेबुब | mahebuba | 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
- 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 Mahefu
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