Maheg Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Maheg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maheg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Maheg (24) may also be a first name.

Maheg Last Name Facts

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

Maheg is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maheg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maheg is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Maheg is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Maheg are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 24 people.

The last name Maheg is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Migori County, where 100 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maeg8911/
Mahek80362/
Maegh80192/
Mahec80141/
Mahig8099/
Meheg802/
Maheq801/
Maegs800/
Mahhig7353/
Mahigh7318/
Mahaek736/
Mohegh734/
Majhig732/
Mahhec731/
Maahig731/
Maheax731/
Maegth731/
Maekhe731/
Maek67962/
Maegova6746/
Mahiske6710/
Mahyike678/
Maec677/
Moeg676/
Mahaeke675/
Meug672/
Mahigue671/
Mohegue671/
Mahayek671/
Maekkhe671/
Mahuike671/

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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 Maheg
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