Mahege Surname
Approximately 491 people bear this surname
Mahege Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 472 | 1:112,164 | 10,800 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mahege (17) may also be a first name.
Mahege Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahege Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahege (Hindi: महेगे, Marathi: महेगे) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahege? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 624,505th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,842,252 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Mahege live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 17 people.
The surname Mahege is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 472 people, or 1 in 112,164. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Pwani Region, where 60 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 38 percent live and Mara Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahegye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mahesge | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maheger | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maehege | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maege | 91 | 136 | / |
| Maheenge | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mahaenge | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mahige | 83 | 37 | / |
| Maegey | 83 | 33 | / |
| Mahegy | 83 | 8 | / |
| Maegea | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mahegi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maegee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maeege | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maegie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mahengy | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mahegga | 77 | 4 | / |
| Maegesh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maengge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meheege | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mohenge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moege | 73 | 99 | / |
| Meuge | 73 | 85 | / |
| Maegi | 73 | 38 | / |
| Maegy | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mahigeer | 71 | 5 | / |
| Maiyenge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahigi | 67 | 405 | / |
| Maegga | 67 | 86 | / |
| Meaige | 67 | 63 | / |
| Moeger | 67 | 41 | / |
| Maeghe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Maegai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mohegi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maeggi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mohige | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moegee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meugie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meuege | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahigy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maeghi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmaega | 67 | 1 | / |
Mahege Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahege in the Hindi language | ||
| महेगे | mahege | - |
| Mahege in the Marathi language | ||
| महेगे | mahege | - |
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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 Mahege
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