Mahega Surname

87,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mahega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5,5081:9,6121,256
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mahega (1,550) may also be a first name.

Mahega Last Name Facts

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

Mahega (Hindi: माहेगा) is most common in Tanzania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mahega.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahega? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 87,086th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,318,297 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahega reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 196,852nd most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 1,550 people.

This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 5,508 people, or 1 in 9,612. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Simiyu Region, where 35 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 10 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 9 percent live. Beside Tanzania it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahegga924/
Maega91780/
Maheng'a864/
Mahengah861/
Mahe'nga861/
Mahiga83432/
Maegga8386/
Maegau8343/
Mahego8312/
Maegai839/
Maeiga835/
Mohega831/
Maegas831/
Mehega831/
Maegha831/
Mmaega831/
M'Mahenga801/
Mahoiga77227/
Maijega7756/
Mahigha7732/
Maehiga7716/
Maiyega7711/
Maengah778/
Majjega772/
Mahigah772/
Maesgas771/
Maego'a771/
Maaegat771/
Mahegop771/
Meuga7375/
Moega7358/
Maego7353/
Mayienga71172/
Mahingga7110/
Mahuinga7110/
Mahoinga712/
Majjenga711/
Maiyenga711/
Mahigo675/
Moegha674/
Maegou672/
Mahahinga671/
Mohego671/
Moeiga671/
Mauiga671/
Mehiga671/
Majjegaud671/

Mahega Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahega in the Hindi language
माहेगाmahega50
महेगाmahega50

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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 Mahega
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