Mahegere Surname

855,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mahegere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahegere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2431:217,86718,185
Kenya761:607,63028,249

Mahegere Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahegere occurs most in Tanzania. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahegere? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 855,216th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 22,844,972 people. The surname Mahegere is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahegere live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 243 people, or 1 in 217,867. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mara Region, where 51 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 28 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 20 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 24 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maheger931/
Maegerea888/
Mahigere881/
Mahezere881/
Mahesere881/
Maeger86110/
Maegre861/
Mohengere824/
Maegery8023/
Mahegir8013/
Maheser8013/
Mahiger808/
Maegert803/
Maezere801/
Maegare801/
Maetger800/
Maenger800/
Mahigeer755/
Maheshre755/
Maheesir754/
Mahegiri752/
Maegaeri751/
Moegerie751/
Mahesear751/
Maeser71342/
Moeger7141/
Maezer715/
Maejer711/
Majjegeri711/
Maecheeri711/
Mahenghir711/
Maesre711/
Mohegheri711/
Maeijer6786/
Mahigir6754/
Mahesir676/
Maegher676/
Mahiser673/
Maegari672/
Mahezir671/
Maehser671/
Maesire671/
Moenger671/
Mohegir671/
Mauiger671/

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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 Mahegere
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